Fabulous NYC Locations for a Girl’s (Mom’s) Night Out

As a single mom, I don’t get out much.  Well, let me restate that.  As a single mom, I don’t get out much to grown-up events.  I have an extremely full social life, except that it mostly revolves around kiddie concerts, toddler play dates and trips to the playground at the end of my block.  Don’t get me wrong; I love being a mother.  Taking my son out on the town in the Big Apple always means he will be exposed to the kinds of sights and sounds that will ensure a sophistication rarely seen in most two year olds elsewhere.  Why, just today we were regaled with the sounds of African drums beating out the exciting rhythms of Brazilian Samba at the Brazilian Festival in Midtown Manhattan.  Just two days ago we got to see a troupe of German street jugglers, and last week we just happened to run into a puppet show in front of a church. This city never leaves you with a shortage of wondrous experiences – and experiencing them with a child brings to them a new sense of wonder and appreciation.    I love showing my beloved city to my son.

Going out with an adult every now and then, however, would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve decided that I will no longer allow myself to be a Mom-hermit.  You know what I mean – you go out to tons of events for the little ones but as soon as someone invites you to an adult function you begin to mentally weigh the effort of getting into a dress that actually fits against the pleasure of vegging on the couch with a pint of ice cream and a good book (that doesn’t rhyme or have pictures in it), and the couch starts to win every time.  Does that sound like you?  Welcome; you are now a Mom-hermit.

Well, no more.  Uh-uh.  Not me.  And not you either!  We must rejoin society and reclaim the last bit of individuality we have left.  Come on, you know you want to somewhere really deep inside.  So to that end, I am going to put together a “Save the Mom-hermit Campaign”.  This campaign involves getting my friends with more of a life than I have (i.e. all of them), to go out on the town with me to the most non-mom places in the city.  My first stop?  Buddakan.  This restaurant not only has some of the swankiest décor in Manhattan, it has that fun, hip, Sex and the City feel that every woman-about-town wants once they’ve been given an evening pass by their warden…I mean, secured a babysitter for their darling children.  For you married Moms, leave the hubby at home, grab the girls, and head over to Buddakan for some fabulous drinks, delicious food, and the absolute most important thing: fresh-out-of-GQ Magazine eye candy.   Who cares if they probably won’t even notice that you’ve walked into the room – they are there to serve you.  Well, at least they are in your fantasy when you get back home later on that night. 

After leaving Buddakan, stroll on over a few blocks to the Gansevoort Hotel’s rooftop bar, Plunge.  The drinks are yummy and the view of the New York City skyline is breath-taking.  Exposed to all of this fabulousness, by the time you get home you will have most certainly kissed the Mom-hermit blues away.  Even a month’s worth of Dora and Diego won’t be able to take away that heady feeling.

So, stay tuned, Ladies.  The “Save a Mom-hermit Campaign” will be going to other New York City hot-spots – feel free to join us at the actual locations, or via my articles from the safety of your couch (it’s okay, I won’t tell).

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