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Salone - Thank you for your input. I feel guilty because most of the people I know love kids, and when they show a picture of a baby I think it's cute, but I don't blush in amour over it like do. I like children, but I don't like being around them a lot. They're loud, messy, and they don't listen. Congratulations to people with children but it is just not the lifestyle for me. I've been gradually hanging out with them less, but they're the wives and girlfriend's of my boyfriend's guy friends and it's hard to hang out with them without chaos coming from their kids. It's a headache just thinking about walking into their homes. My anxiety kicks up with the filth and noise I'm surrounded by and it's overwhelming to me. I probably am better off keeping those friendships on Facebook and looking for new friends who I can actually be around without nearly having an anxiety attack from too much stimulus going on at once. I like structure in a relaxed environment.

Poggio - Yes family having children is tough, too. I'm sorry you've drifted from yours. I feel like I've grown away from mine also because we've all grown up and they chose married with children lifestyles (however if it were really like the tv show I wouldn't be so bothered by it, lol). A girl's night is out of the question because one of the friends I have has 4 children, and anytime my friends are without their children they talk about how much they miss their children and can't wait to be at home with them again.

I dunno. I'm just bothered by the fact that my circle of friends don't view me as 'one of them' because I don't have kids. I value my freedom, independence, peacefulness, adequate sleep, a clean house, and alone time, all of which they don't have. I love getting in my car and just running a quick errand, coming straight home, not worrying about a carseat, or hauling the baby around in it everywhere I go. Or the constant nagging of young children for toys and candy, and having to deal with tantrums in the middle of the store. There's so much that people give up for their children. I guess I'm a selfish person.