> strips people of their personalities and turns them into the most boring people ever Harsh. As a parent, I find people my own age who don't have kids to be

> strips people of their personalities and turns them into the most boring people ever Harsh. As a parent, I find people my own age who don't have kids to be boring. It's probably less that your friends have lost their personalities, and more that your relationships can no longer draw from the well of shared experience. For example, I have a lot of elaborate and hilarious stories revolving around poop, but I'm not going to tell them around non-parents. I've tried, but all I get is puzzled and uncomfortable looks.