Socialising with younger, childless people

I’ve returned to work this week and being around younger people in my team who don’t have children has really made me feel like such a boring old hag. Is anyone else feeling the same?? Makes me want to scurry back to my little oasis with my boy so I can ignore the fact that there’s people out there living my previous life. Feeling so lost and wishing that I didn’t have to work at all Just posting to share feelings with other mummy’s x
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Kinda similar, my work have just made me feel like I’m completely irrelevant after having a child 🤣 I guess our priorities change when we have them, I’d love to be in the little oasis too. It will get better xxx

100% relate. I have a mix of people on my team from alsorts of ages/backgrounds and I generally gravitate towards the older ones who have kids haha! I get on with everyone, but just feel I can socialise better with the older ones who have/had kids! X

I’m actually one of the younger ones in my work force, a lot of them have had kids too, but I still feel so lost right now 😥 I feel like I don’t know where I belong now I’m not at home with baby every day. Hope we find it gets better soon x

Not work but with my friends, I’m the only one that has a baby so I feel like they all have this life that I left behind over a year ago and I just feel left behind I guess

@Leanne Thats exactly how I’m feeling. Having such an identity crisis too. It’s so horrible

100% relate Finding the whole back to work thing tough… even though only gone back part time The mum guilt is real😫

@Steph I feel like I used to be able to mix with the younger ones so much more before I left. And now that I’ve had a baby I can FEEL that I’m 10 years older than them and relate more to the older gen with kids. Making me feel like I’ve aged 10 years!

Yeah I totally get that. Was in hospitality for a while and all the staff were super young students. Felt like a relic being one of the oldest 😂. I’ve not long changed career though, now work at home alone doing graphic design xD much prefer my little herm life and spending time with my son instead!

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