I took a handful of years to just be a mother to 3 young children. Attending my husband's bsns holiday parties had changed my interactions. When I was a such and such at such and such corporation, my connections with other party attendees was a loose and long weave, so that when husband and I reconnected for the ride home we had new things to talk about. When I introduced myself as a stay at home Mom, then nothing happened beyond hello, my name is. One year I primed husband in the car that I was going to introduced myself as Director of Hearthstone Cooperative. Wa La! the evenings weave was restored. I was truthful about what I said next (La Leche League chapter co -Lead; neighborhood coop founder; adventures in adapting Rudolf Steiner education and biodynamic gardening in a communal garden.