Hi, I'm not a mom, but I've always struggled to make and keep friends. It is scary to put yourself out there and risk rejection! I had to force myself to do that though in order to make friends irl. You got lucky with that lady. She sounds really nice.

I've never had that happen to me at all. For the longest time, I always had to approach other people first, ugh! Anyways, try talking more to one or two of the friendlier moms and ask them if they'd like to go out for coffee or something like that sometime. I'm sure that one of them will say yes.

As for your new friend, try inviting her out once in awhile. I tend to get really frustrated with people who don't initiate contact with me or invite me anywhere after awhile as I tend to assume that they don't really want to hang out with me. Most people don't like to always be the initiator as that makes them feel as if the other person isn't really that interested in hanging out with them. Friendship requires effort on both sides.

You can also join a meetup group for moms. It's free to join. You can always ask other moms about their parenting skills and what to do about your daughter. I'm sure that they'll be more than happy to help you!