for those of you with kids...

[alicecooper]

...do you remember what life was like before having them?

I can remember, but it seems like a million years ago. If we ever get a few hours to ourselves now (if the older two are in school, and Jason is at MIL's for a visit) sometimes we end up wondering what on earth we're going to do to pass the time.

Weird feeling really. I can't imagine what we used to do (when not working) to pass the time before we had kids. I seem to recall going on online roleplaying games a lot lol.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I dont know! I had my first at 17 so I didn't really have a life so to speak before him. We have find of just grown up together! x

 

[dgirllamius]

My life was WoW. I never did anything else. Now I don't have the time for it.

 

[Chris77]

It's only been 6 months but I can't imagine life without him now!

Before PJ, I did alot of sleeping, watching tv and making jewelry.

Now....not so much.

 

[Pearls18]

Tbh....as weird as it sounds, Elliot has kind of fitted into our lives so we still have a lot of our 'pre-life', I didn't feel like it when he was a baby obviously but I do get to do a lot more now he's bigger, DH and I go on date nights fairly frequently but even if we don't LO is in bed by 7 so evenings are our own, I work and love my job so that 'takes me back', I'm back studying and have hobbies and friends again but now I feel like I have the added extra of a lovely child knocking around lol! The major differences are obviously the all consuming thoughts, you might be at work but I'm always thinking about Elliot, what he's doing etc (the reason I hate the expression 'full time mum' like I somehow switch off just because I work) and less financial freedom! I know it's not the same as being childless and it'll be very different when we have another, but right now I feel pretty lucky to have the balance of my old life and mum life

 

[beth_terri]

I was 17 when I had my first so before then my life consisted of college, parties, girls holidays, nights out, meeting boys. When I met my boyfriend we went to the cinema all the time, out for meals, shopping trips etc.

Funny how things change. I don't really have many friends anymore. And me and oh don't really get any time alone xx

 

[ellismum]

Can't go to the pub straight from work on a Friday for a quick drink and roll in at 3am, for a start I don't work Fridays.

No more adult only hotels for holidays, I need to think of facilities for El's. I wouldn't mind if I didn't know as I was a rep that a majority of parents go on holiday from parenting when on hols and let them run riot 24/7..........villa it is lol!

 

[tallybee]

I have vague memories of that Other Life I had Before Children! I wouldn't have it any other way though

 

[StarrySkies]

I had my first at 17 too so I wasn't really doing much before kids except for working!

I did used to go out occasionally on the weekend, round friends, to the pub and cinema with OH ect but apart from that not a lot else really!

x

 

[Lauren25]

I can't really remember life without Bobby!
I had him when I was 20 but I had been doing the going down town and drinking since I was 16 and was already completely bored of it so it had mostly stopped already for Me and OH

 

[Boothh]

I cant really remember what I did with myself before kids lol! I know I went out a lot and did a lot of drinking and drugging but to be honest I was getting
Sick of that kind of life before I got pregnant so I was already changing!
We rarely get a break (my mums having both kids on Friday!!! The last time anyone had them both was July!) we don't know what to do without them lol x

 

[lhancock90]

I had my first at 19, but to be honest we were never big partiers or clubbers. We had the odd night out, cinemas, clubs maybe, liked going out for dinner but we were pretty domesticated, own flat etc.

 

[Bevziibubble]

I can't imagine life without my baby now. I know I used to moan a lot about how little time I had to do stuff. Oh, the innocence

 

[PrincessKay]

I do remember and it was very boring! I do miss just being able to nip to the shops, now its a military operation