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, ever since they were tiny. They are just epic people and I feel really lucky.

Hell, no. They are teens and hate me, their father, each other etc.

DH is the one.

Yes without a doubt

No! I love them of course but honestly I often find them boring as fuck. All they talk about is school and YouTube.

My favourite people to hang out with are my best girlfriends - they are funny, interesting, bright, and crucially ADULTS. We know eachother so well and have so much in common..

I like their company with they're being daft and we can enjoy some banter. When they're tired or hungry or complaining about one thing or another then no, I'd rather just sit with the cat.

My DDs are adults now, and they (and DH) are absolutely my favourite people to be with. We shop together, go on holiday together, pull together to get the family through hard times. They are funny, lovely companions and I'd choose them over anyone else, and I know they'd say the same for me.

They have their own lives (one married to a lovely man, my much loved and appreciated son-in-law, expecting a baby in May; one invested in her career) but we have such good times together no-one else could come close.

Of course it wasn't quite the same when they were small, but I've always liked them a lot as well as loving them.

Just spent a wonderful day with DH and our 3 adult DC. No one can make me laugh like they do and no one cares about me as much as they do. I have 5 more days of this ahead and feel so fortunate. I've been mesmerised by them from the minute they were born.

My daughter is 12 and ever since I can remember I have loved her company - more than colleagues and other adults sometimes. We have had some of the best conversations and I can’t wait to see how she grows up!

In short bursts, yes. She's definitely the most enjoyable 4 year old in the world. Do I enjoy spending hours on end with her, the way I would with an adult friend? No.

Yes and my dogs. X

Yes, my children, my Mam/Dad/brother or my best friend.

DD18 is a good person to spend time with. She has such a different view of the world to me, or what I had at 18. She's kind, helpful, funny, and very observant.

I am not very sociable so I don't spend a lot of time with anyone else.

Yes! I absolutely adore the company of my 10 and 13 year old!

For me, yes...together with my grandchildren. I know not everyone feels the same way though.

Yes they are great company but being teens are hard to pin down and often out!

Never run out of things to say to them or my own family but also need friend meet ups to mix it up.

I have found reading this really interesting.
I do love spending time with the DC and DH and love the fact that how we spend time as a family is our normal and therefore what we do.
But, whilst they can be funny, interesting and excellent company, they definitely aren't all of the time and, as teens, they have better things to do than hang out with me.
I've always been someone who has a large number of friends and will see different friends for different things. I now include both DH and the DC in this category. I love the mental stimulation which comes from having a range of friends and all of the different conversations you can have with them and the different insights they can give based on their own different experiences.

Yes. Especially DD. We have more in common but DS is the funniest, laid back person I know - so also really easy to be with.

My 2 teens (16 and almost 18) yes, when they are in a good mood. They are actually hilarious and we all take the piss out of each other. They have all our favourite traits about ourselves. (They can be infuriating as well, don't even start me on my eldest's college work...or lack of!)

When they were younger no. Obviously I love them but kids are annoying!

Yesterday my 11 year old tried to show me something she was watching on her tablet while I was inside a kitchen cupboard scrubbing it. So no. She is awesome in many ways, obviously but so blissfully unaware of the fact we have other things to do apart from give her our undivided attention.

My DH of 20 years used to be. It has not been a good year. He has let me down in so many ways. We're still together and superficially everything's fine but I miss being relaxed about life with him.

Probably my sister would be on my list. Although you know, she's still my sister so a bit of a knob!

Same here!

Your DH comment has been me everyday of my marriage. Why is he just THERE all the time? Also he sort of zones out and stands watching me and then we fall out as he knows I hate it. I'm still telling him I hate it after 21 years of living together!

I love alone time and always have but even more important now I work full time and am in peri-menopause. Fun times.

I love my 2 year old's company the vast majority of the time, and she is cuter than anyone else I know. But my wife is much more reasonable (most of the time!). Don't think I could choose between them!

When ds is in a sulky mood absolutely not

Our holiday this year was awful at times the air of doom and gloom would engulf all those within a 100m radius

when he is not sulking yes he is lovely and I love being with him

DD 19 is coming out of the teenager fog which swallowed her up and is good company. She's funny and loves a gossip. DS 16 is in the teen fog still, but I get the occasional view of what's coming. A sweet natured and kind young man.

I'd love to spend more time with them and. miss the sofa snuggles and watching films from when they were little.

But they'll be back..

They are grown up. They are my favorite people ever. They are so funny (we have private jokes that make us giggle) and interesting and I am so happy they so want to spend time with me, I am probably old and boring!

I’m quite surprised by the responses on this thread. You all would really choose to hang out with your children over your friends? My teens and I get on well, and I love the bones off them but for company I tend to look for people I have more in common with than 14 and 16 yr old boys 🤷‍♀️. My mum was always clear on the distinction between family and friends and I guess I’m the same. I think I’d be a bit worried if they wanted to hang around with me, and vice versa.