Am I an outlier that I don’t want to talk about my kids and their friends and who was invited where and who dates who etc. I’m very invested in my children, but not to the point that these other women are. Is something wrong with me?
do you have boys? I find myself and others w only boys , not to be involved. My friends w a girl /s know a lot of what’s going on. I’m clueless Compared to them
I have one of Each and I am very aware of who they are with what they are doing what they were and were not invited to, but it is not all consuming for me. I don’t know if it’s because I work? Though I know other working moms who seem to be completely entrenched in this shit. I don’t know it seems unhealthy to me.
I am secretly loving the pandemic Inasmuch as I don’t have to socialize with people and talk about this stuff all day. Im happy in my at home office with my puppy.
Well, I know some of what is going on. I want my kids to feel comfortable talking to me about their lives and I don' t want to be one of those checked out parents who has no idea that their kid is heavy into drugs or bullying other kids or whatever. But the stuff you mention (who was invited and who's dating) is just gossip. I don't want to talk about it with other parents. I'm cognizant of oversharing about my kids; they deserve privacy and not have all their business discussed between moms at happy hour.
This....except I need to make more of an effort when it comes to over sharing about my kids e.g I told df when dd got her period. I know she would’ve been mortified if she knew I told.
do you have boys? I find myself and others w only boys , not to be involved. My friends w a girl /s know a lot of what’s going on. I’m clueless Compared to them
I have a boy and a girl and i know less about my girl's social life. I am not even vaguely involved in either one (both teens).
I have one of Each and I am very aware of who they are with what they are doing what they were and were not invited to, but it is not all consuming for me. I don’t know if it’s because I work? Though I know other working moms who seem to be completely entrenched in this shit. I don’t know it seems unhealthy to me.
Wrong in that your attitude is healthy, which seems to be rare and abnormal.
I've never discussed these things with another parent. I have teen and tween boys, if that matters.
I am secretly loving the pandemic Inasmuch as I don’t have to socialize with people and talk about this stuff all day. Im happy in my at home office with my puppy.
Well, I know some of what is going on. I want my kids to feel comfortable talking to me about their lives and I don' t want to be one of those checked out parents who has no idea that their kid is heavy into drugs or bullying other kids or whatever. But the stuff you mention (who was invited and who's dating) is just gossip. I don't want to talk about it with other parents. I'm cognizant of oversharing about my kids; they deserve privacy and not have all their business discussed between moms at happy hour.
This....except I need to make more of an effort when it comes to over sharing about my kids e.g I told df when dd got her period. I know she would’ve been mortified if she knew I told.