I too prefer to avoid situations where kids will be, I don't hate them but I do dislike how they take over and the inevitable reprimands and battle of wills it all entails. I just can't be bothered with it all and in no way find any of it rewarding to be part of the scene. That said sometimes it isn't realistic to avoid them altogether, I have just spent the last three days in the company of small people as I wanted to visit my sister and as she has now chosen to live with her daughter and family they come as a package. What I did do was lessen the involvement by going when the kids were at school so that made it a lot easier. They are great kids and like me a lot but that said I still don't want to spend all day with them!!!On a side note I did have to listen to my heavily pregnant niece tell me how great it was now the children were more self sufficient thus letting her get a longer lie in etc,I wanted to say are you mad then cause that is sure going to change when number three makes an appearance???Her husband wants her to have a number 4......she's 38 just now and he works away,the career her parents spent a fortune on has never been realised and as you can see from her age and situation it isn't ever likely to.She knew she wanted this lifestyle from the off so why on earth did she put her parents to all that expense I will never know....Another reason I am happy to be CF
