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Community | The Parent Trap

Five Forks Parent Group
2025-05-12 10:30:00 2025-05-12 11:30:00 America/New_York Community | The Parent Trap Parents need friends too! Come and join our parent's club where you can connect with other local parents to share stories, get advice, and build lasting friendships. Five Forks Branch -

Monday, May 12
10:30am - 11:30am

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Parents need friends too! Come and join our parent's club where you can connect with other local parents to share stories, get advice, and build lasting friendships.

Making friends can be difficult once baby arrives, especially friends who also have children. Our parent’s club is a monthly meeting where parents can share stories, give others advice and discuss a monthly topic related to parenthood/childcare.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Community |

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