So, after being told yesterday that, as a single mom without a large circle of friends, I'm not as capable of being as good of a parent as a single father with a girlfriend and a lot of friends, I got thinking.
Is it more important to have quality time one-on-one with your kids, when they're still young enough to want to do things with their parents, or have large gatherings where you might not even see your kids during the course of the event.
My opinion, while they're both important, is that the first one is slightly more important. You can never get that time back once it's uncool for kids to be seen with their parents. You have maybe 16 years, if you're lucky, to enjoy that bond before they start to pull away from the nest.
Yes, no friendships on my part is hard and lonely, but because of it I get to enjoy some really fun and special times with my kids, and I wouldn't give that up for the world.
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