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I disagree that you have to give up your day to day life, ambitions, hobbies, etc.

It's difficult to balance these things with an infant but after that, having no life is a choice, not a requirement.

Kids are people. They are capable of participating in interesting things right along with you.

Parents are also people. We need to take time to explore who we are, to exercise, to consider art and ideas, to have adult relationships.

It's possible. You just can't give in to the BS idea that kids are only happy at activities specifically designed for kids and that parents aren't allowed to do anything not specifically designed to please their kids.

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I think this is an overly rosy picture.  My son is 5 and can do some fun things with me - we enjoy riding bikes together, playing soccer and basketball, swimming.  We've taken some fun vacations.  But I can't really pursue my hobby (writing fiction) or go to the gym on a regular basis after working 8 hours a day, commuting 1 hour each way, and still get to see him awake and read him books etc. in the evening.  I read the newspaper on the metro, but other than that, don't really have time to "consider art and ideas."[/quote]

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