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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
As someone with a newborn, it's mostly that I'm forced to invest my time elsewhere. I do all the food prep, bottle prep, dog walking, house chores and then the time I had to myself that would have been for games with friends it's now for parenting and sleeping.

I'll be honest, I really miss it. I don't really feel much like myself. I kinda just feel like I'm on autopilot doing nothing but chores or work all day. My little dude isn't particularly interactive at this age either so I'm not really enjoying the parenting part. He mostly just kinda cries, eats, shits and sleeps, sometimes several all at once. I miss the carefree days of just getting on a game with my buds, but I'm looking forward to when my son starts smiling and playing and responding to me.

And I've never had such a powerful PC as I do now haha. I just installed a sensor panel so I could monitor performance... Of all the games I don't play haha

Edit: I just want to say the gushing of support from other parents has been amazing. You guys are awesome. Head on over to daddit too for some more awesome supportiveness - mum's dad's and everyone in between is welcome.
gpt
What you're describing is why I decided to not have kids. Pretty much all my friends who did turned into miserable shells of people, constantly either at work, taking care of the kids or desperately trying to fit in some sleep.

Couldn't ever do that to myself. Now I make grown up money and have 0 responsibilities but myself. It's the life I always wanted and it's great.