I do several hobbies that require a significant time investment. I heard a lot of “you’ll have to give that up when you have kids” when I was younger. Then I a

I do several hobbies that require a significant time investment. I heard a lot of “you’ll have to give that up when you have kids” when I was younger. Then I actually had kids. It’s true that I can’t go do these hobbies every single weekend or wait until the last second to plan a spontaneous outing without preparing. However, it’s not true that they simply stop and become impossible. It takes a different approach to planning and prep, but it can be done. It’s also interesting to learn how many of the other hobbyists also have kids. Before kids I just assumed everyone else was childless like myself, but it turns out a lot of people who do these hobbies also have kids at home once you talk to them.