The Parent Club

Have you ever lost friends after they get married or started to have kids? It normally starts of with the phone calls getting shorter, and the meetings getting lesser and lesser. Pretty soon, you guys just get on with each other's lives, oblivious about each other's existence. I can't help but immediately put a picture in my head on a couple of people whom I used to be rather close or hang out a lot with. I guess there is some truth in it, because once they get married, it is quite natural that they would want to spend more time with their spouse (otherwise, why get hitched, right?) And then there's the filial duties to the in-laws and the entire string of attached clauses and funtions that comes with this package called marriage. Like they say, when you get married, you marry the entire family. Hence, there is less time for us singletons.

When the little ones come along, the topic evolves into further complex discussions in the light of strollers, diapers and nappy rash. These topics will normally go on in full swing when a flock of parents happens to sit together in a party. Again, us singletons will be lost in this world of post procreation saga. As we have less and less things in common to talk about, it's quite natural that we grew further apart. It's a pity though, coz I remember how we used to have so much fun going out clubbing, or just hang out at each other's place watching movies, stuffing ourselves with junk food and puffing our lungs out. Now we can't even have a decent conversation for a minute before the little one starts to demonstrate how powerful her lungs are. But I guess, that's how we humans evolved once we pass a certain stage in our life. Well, until I am ready to cross over to that side of the world, I think I'm quite contented with the DVD player, my Cheezels and pack of smokes. Cheerios!