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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't feel bad. Truth is, the child rearing years are very encompassing. All my friends that have young children, pretty much disappear the first 10 or so years. Once the kids get older, the parents "re-emerge." It's just life, embrace it. [/quote]

None of my friends are like that... I have eight-year-old twins, and my friends' kids are all basically within five years of them on either side. Between us we travel with girlfriends, play competitive sports (some at very high levels), are members of book/gardening/cooking clubs, read and watch TV, and 95% of us work.[/quote]

Good for you? Personally I prefer my own life without all of those time-intensive commitments. When kids are young and you work a 9-5 there is limited time with them as it is. I would rather spend most of my available time with them. Not because I’m a martyr but because it genuinely makes me happy.[/quote]

+1 OP if you are unhappy it's good to change things up

But don't feel pressured to add yet another thing to your to-do list like "oh now I have to find time for TV" if you just don't really care to watch. I do watch TV but because I enjoy it as a way to wind down.

You have 3 kids including a baby AND a FT job. You are doing a lot!

I also find talking about parenting (not so much kids but the parent experience) more interesting than most things. I have a great job. And unlike stories about interpersonal things and also politicics etc. But other people's travel stories are boring, sorry. To each their own.[/quote]

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