Would you say your children are the company you enjoy most in the world?

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Genuinely curious. Or is it your partner? Or even someone else?

Yes I feel the most comfortable with my adult dc

Yes, they’re my absolute favourite company. My 11 year old keeps me endlessly entertained with chattering about school and sport and he’s got such a sunny, easy going personality whereas my 8 year old is a deep thinker with an answer for everything. My husband makes me laugh like no one else I know and is the person I have the most interesting conversations with. I like a combination of all four of us and then different variations of one on one or three of us, depending on what’s going on!

Although maybe my mum and best friend to moan to about them! Although my oldest dd 15 has my back when it comes to dh.

Depends for how long. We can genuinely have such a laugh, but being responsible for them does mean I'm never completely relaxed. After a while I do need a break from them. I can see that when they are grown they will be great company
Hopefully they will still want to hang out sometimes then.
I love spending time with my parents, but it's always tempered by sadness because my mum has a degenerative illness which has torpedoed their lives in so many ways.
My husband is great company when he isn't in a mood about work. That's rare at the moment unfortunately.
I have some very dear friends from school that I meet with kid free every couple of months. At the moment those are my favorite times, it's a little flash of my old carefree life, and I cherish it so much.

I much prefer the company of the dogs or myself. I get along with my children, but in all honesty and with hindsight I wish I had remained childless.

My husband is the person whose company I enjoy most, and my dcs after him. DCs are under 7 and I hope I'll enjoy their company more as teens/adults, at the moment it's too hard work to be purely enjoyable and we can't do things I'd really enjoy, although I love spending time with them (I'm a sahm).

I don't really care for the company of anyone else. I don't have much in common with my parents or siblings, and with friends outside the family I am never truly myself.

Yes, both my sons are my favourite people to be with.

That is so lovely! Treasure it. What a lovely lad you have.

My fave company are my adult children, their partners, and my DH, can't wait till tomorrow and they are all here.

Absolutely not.

I love my kids unconditionally in a way that I don’t love anyone else in the world.

But after the fifteenth explanation of the day about how a YouTuber has built a hide and seek secret base in minecraft and hidden from their friends. Fuck me id rather watch paint dry!

Yes. When I'm with them, it's more important than anything else I need to do. I soak it up because it flies by. They are 15 and 18 btw, but yes, as toddlers it was harder.

Wow, this is why I feel I don't relate to other mums.

My DC are lovely people, funny and caring and genuine. They are all ASD and variations of add and other special needs. They all struggle to not be self centred in terms of what they want to do and talk about. I'm very happy to listen to them talk enthusiastically about their interests but they definitely aren't the best company in the world because there's no interest in me, my life, my interests.

DH is probably my best company, I also like my boss, I think he's going through the motions but remembers everything about your life and asks pertinent questions. My bestie has too much going on in her life at the moment so our talks are generally her dumping it all, it's not fun but I'm sure won't be forever. My best male friend used to be fun for a different perspective on life but he's also in a bad place lately.

I quite enjoy time on my own and looking up interesting topics and reading others perspectives on them.

This thread has made me feel quite depressed f I'm honest.

I love my three term DC very much and can have a wonderful time with them, but it's also challenging. They bicker constantly (they were incredibly close as children so I'm still bewildered and frustrated by this) and one of them has significant MH challenges which has put a strain on us all. It's difficult to feel lighthearted and joyful.

DH and I have always had a solid relationship but the strain of DC's illness, me being perimenopausal and just the general day to day grind of life means that we aren't bringing out the best in each other right now.

DM is a very difficult person. I'm close to my siblings but we had a moderately toxic home life growing up which is still playing out in different ways.

If I'm honest, the company I enjoy the most is my cat. And the people who lift me up and make me laugh are my girlfriends.

Fuck.

My youngest dd is the best company

I genuinely love the company of our DDs. We share the exact same sense of humour and enjoy doing most of the same things. I honestly cannot remember the last time we even had a cross word, it must be years and years ago? They are just very easy to be around and a lot of fun. I'm so grateful for what we have because it's not something I enjoyed with my own Mother.

It goes without saying that I love DH's company (most of the time). We've been together for 33 years and he still makes me laugh every single day. He can still make me blush like a teenager too.

Depends what mood he's in 🤣🤣

DH of 45 years then DS 32 but I can't imagine living with DS full time anymore. I love him to bits and I'm very proud of him and all he's achieved but we've not lived together in the same house full time since he went to university.
I still miss my parents, especially my dad who lived with us after mum died. Whenever we go somewhere new I instinctively want to tell them about it and I can't. I loved spending time with them.

My DC, DH, mum. Nothing like it when we’re all together.

Yes. There are lots of other people whose company I enjoy, but my adult daughter’s is the best.

My friends. I adore my child but he's a volatile teenager. DH irritates me quite a lot..

Yes absolutely. There is nobody I would rather be with. As much as I love my DH, our adult DC are my favourite people to be around.

Yes. DH too.

I can't bear my own parents or siblings or in laws though.

DH and my 3dc are my favourite people to spend time with.

Yes without a doubt. I love spending time with them and there's no-one I'd rather hang out with.

My three children have a collective age of 9. Most days I long to be marooned on a desert island. DH can come too as long as he stays quiet.

Yes, I love it when it’s just the four of us, I feel truly comfortable and can be myself.