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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parenthood makes all of us lame.  My teens cannot imagine that their dad and me at one time were adventurous, hip, hot party-animals. They snort in derision when we talk about our wild shenanigans.  Now, all we want to do is wear microfiber pjs and read a book on our tablet or browse DCUM at night.  [/quote]

Op here. This is/was me. Maybe I’m having a midlife crisis. I just lost all my baby weight. I look and feel fabulous for the first time in a long time. I feel great! I want to go out, want to travel, see shows and concerts. It is me that has changed. If you spoke to me a few months ago, I would have preferred to go to bed at 8.[/quote]

Remember the old Girl Scout song -- "Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other's gold."  I think it's time for you to make some new friends, but still keep the old ones.  Figure out ways that you can get together with your old friends occasionally -- maybe at a park so kids can play while you sit with lattes and chat.  Or invite them over for brunch and to play with your kids' stuff. (Other people's toys are THE BEST.)   If your kids are a bit older, they will love to share some of their old toys with the little ones.  Maybe plan a beach weekend getaway where all the kids can play together, and the adults can stay up and reminisce after the kids are asleep in their pack n/ plays.  But also make new friends through your kids' schools or elsewhere.  I found that there were a fair number of preschool moms that were looking for the occasional girls' night out -- one of the moms at our preschool organized a couple a year.  (Sexist not to invite the dads, but there you have it.)  I find that the SAHMs are particularly lookng for this kind of connection.  Be the mom that organizes a girls' night out and see if you can make some friends.  I'm not really good at it, but I do know that moms in our neighborhood sometimes do get together for shows and concerts. especially because a lot of their husbands are not that into it.  (I really don't know anyone that wants to take the time and expense to travel without kids, unless they are going with their spouse or re-connecting with very old friends.  But, really, it's fine to travel with your kids!  Check out the Travel Forum!).

PS I'm also having a mid-life crisis, but sadly it's not a "I feel great!" crisis, so you're really lucky, as far as mid-life crises go.[/quote]

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