AIBU to think that women should be able to talk about something other than housework/family?

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Maybe it's just me but I ended up out with a small group of women, a couple of whom I hadn't met before. For about an hour or two, most of the conversation revolved around housework, parenting, husbands, etc. Don't get me wrong, I like to talk about all these things too, but not on a night out! I could honestly feel my eyes glazing over. Am I just weird to want to talk about politics, music, books - anything other than housework!

children are the only safe topic my sister and I have. I thank heaven for domestic chatter every time she visits!

Some very good points here and some very funny ones
I do understand that parenting is probably the first port of call and I definitely wouldn't jump into a conversation airing my political views. Possibly it's also to do with the stage I'm at - way beyond nappies and the more labour intensive stage of parenting. I suppose it was more that I felt I was on an evening out - it might have seemed ok if we were just having tea at home but my idea of an adult evening is to escape all the humdrum stuff and suspend my 'mum' hat for a little while.