Parents in Munich

Parents in Munich must be the most active Facebook group I've ever seen. In fact, it's so active, that 80% of my wall is now Parents in Munich. Which can be a bit tiring, to be honest. BUT....you can really ask any question that comes to mind, and you'll get an answer from someone. Tax issues, traffic fines, schools, doctors, hairdressers, opinions,....you name it.


And...from time to time they organise get-togethers. Like yesterday. In Café Glückskind, which I'd already read a lot about, walked past a few times, but never entered.
So, while the husband was assembling IKEA furniture, I wrapped up the kids in 20 layers of clothing (as it was freezing again), and we went to a meeting of people I didn't know. (yes, me, the introvert).


I talked to a dad from Egypt with his 2 daughters, I talked to a Dutch lady who's been living here for already 9 years, I talked to a mom from Virginia, to someone from the Philippines, to someone from Scotland, and to someone from Dubai. It felt like "INSEAD for parents" - brief conversations, every time the same questions (Where are you from? What do you do? How long have you been here? How many kids have you got?). Meanwhile the Little Man enjoyed himself with the other kids, and Baby Sis was just being her cute self. And we stuffed ourselves with Flammenkuchen, spaghetti carbonara and blueberries-mascarpone pie.


Conclusion: I was really happy to be out, see and meet people from all over the world. And Café Glückskind was a great discovery. Less than 10 minutes from our place, super friendly service, good food, a playcorner, plenty of space for strollers - so really everyone who enters the place has kids (non-parents would run away screaming, I'm sure). I will definitely be back. At Glückskind and at the next Parents in Munich meeting.