Why don't friends with kids have time?

[chapina]

I hope you ladies can see this, a friend of mine posted this on facebook and found it very interesting, since I am slowly drifting away from my single friends. I thought maybe you guys were going, or have gone through this as well. :}

[lil_lady25]

I work 8am - 4:30, pick up the girls from daycare, make dinner, feed girls, play with girls, put girls down to bed, tidy up the house, watch a bit of tv if im not too exhausted, and go to bed. This is a daily routine. I do still keep in touch with my friends (calls and texts) but I rarely ever go out anymore. I was able to get away to Vegas last week though for a few days which was so much fun, but honestly was a little exhausting and I feel like i'm getting too old to party. Or maybe it's the mommy instinct kicking in ;)

[roxy562]

Forget about having kids, I became so distant with my friends when I got married. I got married when I was 21 so a lot of my friends we're still single. Living the club life, meeting men left and right and obviously that life was over for me. I had to worry about having dinner ready for my hubby, his working clothes wash and ready for the next day. What products are best to clean with. LoL. Stuff like that.

I think what it is, is you stop having things in commen with them especially now that we have kids, we see life so different now.

[SunWorshiper_26]

I think you all have better friends than I do!  I don't have many friends worth the effort I guess

[brandiw13]

I am so busy tending to babies during the day, I often forget to eat myself (and sometimes my poor dogs don't get fed until 8 or 9 pm). The require so much of my attention & honestly to get my kids out of the house is a job in it's own right. I try and see some friends as often as I can, but it's hard.

[seattleview]

My closest girlfriends are like family.  I've been making sure I see them at least once a month.  We went out for drinks at a cute new Seattle bar on Friday night, in fact. :)  While I certainly agree my life is COMPLETELY different now, it's all about priorities.  These women have been through the best and worst times with me, and will be part of my life forever, so I can't foresee not making time/energy for them.  For me, it's also important/healthy to take breaks from the little one (and the husband!) on occasion.  Not everyone needs that, but I most certainly do.

[trh0819]

I have a group of single friends that I've had a monthly dinner with for years. I missed it for the first time after Annabelle was born. Felt weird to me... and to them. But evenings just don't work for me any longer. It's not that I don't want to see my friends. But I genuinely want to put my daughter to bed every evening. We've decided to have lunch for a while - or maybe forever. Should be a good solution that allows me the time I like with friends and the time I love with Annabelle.

[SunWorshiper_26]

Ellie breastfeeds every 2-3 hours day and night. I don't have time to sleep I am often so tired I forget to eat... On top of that I do all the cooking, cleaning, paying bills, caring for three dogs, a husband and my baby. Babies require  constant supervision. I try and make time for friends but often they don't understand I'm not going to the bars or clubs and hanging out needs to be scheduled around naptime.

[trying43]

Why don't friends with kids have time?  Well let's see....try being completely responsible for someones every need and see how much time you have lol. My single friends don't get it either and we rarely do anything anymore.