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[quote=Anonymous]We're on AP2.  AP1 was more of a homebody than I expected - however, staying home did not translate into "spending time with us as a family" while she was home.  It normally meant that she would hang out in her room skyping, watching TV, reading, whatever.  Even though we encouraged her to invite friends over, she did so relatively rarely.  She did eat almost all meals with us (almost never breakfast on weekends - she would not be up) but she would eat both lunch & dinner with us on weekends if she was around.  She also voluntarily participated in family events such as kid performances, buying/decorating Xmas tree, etc.  The relationship was more distant than I expected, but it was fine and a good relationship.

AP2 is new but I think will turn out to be more social.  She is already more chatty with me.  Still, in the evenings after dinner we may chat a bit and then she's ready to go to her room to relax, watch TV, etc.  This is really fine with me.  To be honest, if she started wanting to hang out with DH and I in the evening, I would probably retreat to our bedroom.  After a full day, even DH & I do not talk that much.  He's usually on computer/reading and I am watching TV.

Should say that our AP room is very comfortable & spacious with TV with Netflix & Amazon Prime, comfy L-shaped couch, own bathroom, etc.  This is why I was surprised AP didn't have friends over more frequently - she could easily host a up to 3 or 4 APs in her room to hang out.  At that age (granted, that was in college), I never even watched TV by myself!  Of course, we did not each have our own laptops/TVs then either . . .[/quote]

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