I think I have come to realize that it doesn't matter if you live in the country or the city. When you have an infant, and, thus, have to put the infant to bed at a reasonable hour, you do not have the social life that child-less people have. My husband has had to work nights the past couple nights and I have found myself having a Lost marathon, eating popcorn, and sucking down Popsicles. If that isn't a roaring good time I don't know what is. Seriously, I can remember Friday nights that were filled with activity and friends, but now most of my friends who have children need to get them to their beds just like we do with our son OR the friends who don't have children don't want to come over to our house to hang out and play games or whatever you do with other adults while your kid is in bed in the next room.
I thought that maybe this phenomenon was simply a result of me being new to the area when I was in North Olmsted and bored and lonely, but... no, it is still happening here. Even my mom doesn't come over to hang out when I am here by myself. It is true, what they say, about your life never being the same once you become a parent. I never thought that boredom would be a part of that change. On lonely nights like this one... I realize it is.
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