Past weekend

So I went to a couple social events this weekend. The first was a first birthday for a set of twins. There were a couple kids there, all under the age of five. There was a sandbox and a bounce house. It was lots of fun for the kids. Us adults did okay too. It was a very nice day and there were several people I hadn't seen in some time. Social events are like tag team wrestling now. For a couple minutes, I'll watch the kid while Wifey socializes and then we'll switch off. It's also nice if an uncle or auntie are around for an occassional shift.

The second social event was also real nice, but we had the only little kid. In the end it still comes out to the same tag team socializing approach. Wifey eats while I watch the kid and then we trade off. But without the other little kids circling around, the conversations are different. There are different interrests. Suddenly, we're too old to really get it.

This isn't all a bad thing. It's nice to have the kids to hang with, but it's also nice to get out for some adult conversation. But I think I see why feel inclined to pressure their friends into things. Married couples push their single friends. Babied friends push their married friends to have kids. It's so everyone will have someone else they can talk to that can still relate. On some level it's even a little selfish. Strange. We really don't have to all be the same, you know.