Why is everyone so busy?

[swearsby]

I feel it's always me doing the messaging to friends to say hi and how are they. I rarely get messages out of the blue.

Found myself feeling really lonely at the weekend - husband and son both away - which in itself was OK. but added to the fact I felt surrounded but very alone made me sad.

Looking up old friends on facebook - realising they were all too busy with their lives to want to talk. Same with current friends.

Is this the norm? AIBU to think people are too busy for actual interactions anymore?

It depends on life situations really. I have children. My friends do too. I have one friend who is constantly expecting me to be free on her two days off from work a week. Sometimes I am but other times I have plans elsewear or my kids are Ill or it's raining and I don't really want to meet her... She gets grumpy about this and moans nobody is free much these days.

The trouble is everyone gets to an age where they are working, parenting, taking the kids to swimming, doing the shopping, spending time with the other half, going to work. It is really hard to squash it all in.

I often feel abit lonely too. I'm a stay at home mum currently and wish sometimes I had someone I could call in for a cuppa with. My friends are at work or I've done the school run with them in the morning.

I always say it's a shame women can't stay home with the kids still if they want too. Many can't because of money. It's a shame though as I do believe life is lonely as families are all abit too busy for eachother now. It's like me I have a mum, dad and 3 sisters, Nieces and nephews. Rarely see them yet we live in the same town. My parents expect us to go to them. My sister can't drive and lives on the outskirts. I also can't drive. Sometimes I think we should put more effort in with eachother but there's literally always something like, work, school runs and Housework getting in the way for someone. It's a tough one. I get you.