That's true but you're not bound to your friends for eternity. You can always make new friends that have interests related to your own. It's sad but not a tragedy, people drift apart all the time and there are millions of reasons for that, not just having kids.
A sad but inevitable fact of life: If you don’t have kids, you will slowly lose contact with your friends who become parents. Once you are directly responsible for the lives of little people, your single friends’ problems just seem relatively unimportant. They don’t grow up.
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I drift apart from people I no longer relate to, most of them don’t even have kids. The ones who do have kids actually seem kind of miserable and I’m not sure if it’s correlation or causation.
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I can relate to the "miserable" part because it was my observation as well. But I guess they think the same about me so we're even! Still kinda sad to see people losing interest in things they used to love because they no longer have time for this due to having kids.
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It’s what happens when people do things just because everyone else is doing it, and not with any kind of intention. They succumb to family/social pressure & then become lackluster parents who complain about their kids all day. Still they will rationalize how “wonderful!!!” it is.
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Don’t get me wrong, there are parents who don’t fall into this category. But I’m convinced at least 60% of them do.
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I have been saying this for years. Childless people become emotionally stunted. It’s so sad but very common.
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Do those with kids become overly emotional by contrast?
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This is just tribalism: “My life situation is better than yours”, “I’m so much more mature because I have this in my life and you don’t.” Irresponsible balderdash!
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Being a Mother, everyday of my life, of 2 beautiful humans is the greatest gift this life has ever given me & I appreciate it, never take it for granted & work as hard as I can. Because in return, I am overwhelmed with an abundance of LOVE.
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Good Point, it's not an exclusive growth mechanism ... but it does automatically teach you important lessons that a lot ( but not all) childless people may miss. We all find our path, so each to their own
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Yes. But in the future there will be old childless people that have each other.
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And I don't find it bad or sad. Everyone's life is different. As long as you're ok with your life nothing is wrong.
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Love ya, and it's not necessarily wrong, but the tone is strange. "My group is better than your group. It's sad, but we are, and here's why. You and your group will never be as good as me and my group." Odd tone given the subject matter. Congratulations on your fatherhood.
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Very broad brush stefan. Very broad and myopic.
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Wrong. My wife and I have tons of single friends. These are all single people over without kids. They see us often and spoil our children and the children of their other friends. If you really think this your world is very small. I feel sorry for you.
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I LOVE my friends without children (by choice or chance). They are some of the most treasured, loyal, and loving friends to both me and my children. I can’t imagine ever discounting their worthiness in this world and in our lives. I, and God, love them as they are, unequivocally.
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Oh, hey, you've moved onto the "I'm so much better than everyone because I had kids" material. I think it's better than your "women are gold diggers for wearing lipstick" bit, but that's a low bar to clear. It's also kinda cliché. We hear this from /every/ new parent
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I think it helps psychologically deal with all the graft. Can you imagine looking down at a baby you haven't bonded with. Whose every need is your life's work. Must rationalise themselves as superior beings. Or else admit to themselves. It's mostly meaningless futility.
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Or maybe the fact that it’s echoed by every parent means there’s something you’re missing out on?
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Is it echoed by every parent?
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