We gave up everything not kid related for like 15 years. Not a conscience decision, there was simply no time! We had to rediscover hobbies once they had their own drivers licenses.
There wasn’t even any alcohol in the house during that period…for two reasons basically…(1) no time to drink it…(2) even if we miraculously found time when they were sleeping at night, we needed to have a clear mind at all times in case a problem arose while they slept.
We also found that when they were asleep, that was our time to take care of the backlog of chores we had no time for while they were awake.
Kids sound limiting and time consuming and they are. But they bring so much joy that we didn’t ever wish for the pre-kid days…we just enjoyed them while we had them…
