Anyone else feel too tired to socialise

[Overthinker89]

Single Mamma to a DS who is 18 months. I enjoy our little set up and him and I are a great team. Once he is in bed though (7.30ish) I just want to climb into bed and sleep/have down time. I don't feel lonely or anything I just worry that I should be maintaining my friendships but in all honestly I'm just knackered. I've always been relatively active and social and am lucky enough to have great friends. Increasingly though I would rather spend time at home in a comfy bed. Anyone else feel like this? I do worry I'm retreating a bit but think it may just be the tiredness of single parenting? I do want him to grown up in a lively, welcoming house so do invite friends round every week or two but it's an effort to motivate myself to stick to meet up plans.

[DelilahBucket]

This is totally normal with a young child. You are doing great maintaining the friendships you have, they are important. Stick to day times for now, it will get better.

[whycantitbecalm]

@Overthinker89 sounds totally normal, parenting is exhausting. Sounds like you're looking after your own needs and thats really important.
I had one friend when mine were that age and we did daytime playdates and zero evening outings. Its totally fine to do whatever you feel happy with.

[CatCatCatCatCatCat]

I don't get any time to socialise 😂