Since the pandemic I've noticed I don't really have friends anymore. I'm home with the kids all day, wife works, and by the time anyone could hang out I'm too exhausted. Started joining a dad group at our local community center and it's actually helping just knowing other guys feel isolated too. If you're feeling alone out there you're not the only one.
Man that loneliness hits different when you're the primary parent at home. Even at the barbecue with other dads you're usually just focused on keeping your kids fed and happy.
I feel this one hard. The weekday routine with just me and the kids gets isolating, especially when my ex has her time and I'm just trying to make our days count together.
Being home all day with the kids is its own kind of full time job. By evening you're too tired to think about socializing anyway. Hang in there.
This is brutal and I think a lot of us are dealing with it but not talking about it. Have you tried getting involved with your kids' activities? Coaching or something? That's where I've actually made some dad friends lately.
The pandemic really did mess with friendships for a lot of us. You're spending all day with your kids but somehow still feeling isolated. It's weird and kind of lonely.
This hits hard. Try to find even one dad at your kids' school or activities who gets it. Doesn't have to be a big friend group, just someone to text about how crazy things are sometimes.
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Same here man. Home all day with the kids and then everyone else is off doing their own thing with no kids. It's hard to stay connected. Missing my buddies for sure.