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I never really liked other people much before I had a husband and kids. I vastly prefer their company to that of everyone else.
I chose to stay home with my kids too - a choice that is inconceivable to everyone in my family. They make comments about how I "should be over it by now" - "it" being motherhood, being with my kids, etc. My husband's family approves of me staying home with the kids, but doesn't approve of HIM wanting to be with us over him. They tell him he's 'too attached' to his wife and kids. So, he's let those relationships go too.
Parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc will either adapt/accept or be left behind when someone gets married and has children.
Do you lost interest in your other family and friends after you have kids, since they seem so inferior in comparison to your progeny?
It's not that you lose interest. It's just that having kids completely changes your world. I have a six year old and a twelve year old. My husband and I are no longer just "Jack and Jill." We are mom and dad. Once most people become parents, their priority changes. Their kids come first (as they should.)
Maybe you need to understand that these friends or family members need flexibility in their schedules. I know for one that I can't just go out at the drop of the hat anymore. I can't just make plans on the fly. Neither can my husband. HOWEVER, we most certainly continue to have wonderful friends and family members as part of our lives. It just takes a bit of flexibility and understanding on everybody's part.
Do you lost interest in your other family and friends after you have kids, since they seem so inferior in comparison to your progeny?
That's really a snide way to put it. Anybody who's ever had a kid knows how demanding they will be. They are exhausting, particularly when they're babies. Try to be a little more charitable.
Do you lost interest in your other family and friends after you have kids, since they seem so inferior in comparison to your progeny?
If I recall correctly from another thread, you seem to have contempt for children and their parents, and that's evident in your assumption that other people are left by the wayside as parents feel that their childre- I mean, progeny are superior to everything around them.
It's called having responsibility.
Kid gets sick - need to take care of kid.
Want to go out with friends - have to find babysitter.
Can't find babysitter - can't leave kids alone.
Can find babysitter - probably not a good idea to show up back at home totally wasted. Doesn't set a good example. Can't drink too much.
Nope - you are just too exhausted. Too exhausted to do more and too exhausted to care.
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