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[quote=Anonymous]I just assume they live much more exciting lives than I do — travel, nicely decorated home (no child proofing stuff/kids toy storage), more time to cook, exercise, etc. But I still think of them the same as any other person with or without kids.

The only time I felt like I had trouble relating to my friends without kids was very early on when I had a newborn. I was one of the first in my friend group to have a baby, so a lot of my friends (who were late 20s/very early 30s at the time) were still going out to bars, bottomless brunches, spontaneous get togethers, etc. So I felt like I just couldn’t really join in for a lot of that because I needed time for a sitter (or to make sure DH didn’t have a conflict and could be on kid duty), or I was just too damn tired to go out beginning at 9 pm, or there was no way I had the energy to day drink (not to mention I needed to nurse/pump). At that point in time, I felt like I was living a very different life than a lot of my friends.

But now that we’re all mid/late 30s, everyone seems to finally be as exhausted as me! Even my childfree friends seem to want to go to bed at a reasonable hour, not drink a ton of alcohol, etc. So that helps when everyone just wants to do an early dinner or brunch that doesn’t involve boozing. And with busy schedules (work, travel, etc.) things tend to be more-preplanned far in advance.[/quote]

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