I think pg is right that less responsibility leads to new ideas.
Since having kids, my ability to pursue my interests is severely curtailed. My kids are just now at the point where most of them are sufficiently independent that I'd have less responsibility, and now my in-laws need care, with my parents probably not far behind.
It seems likely that I won't have significant free time and mental energy until my parents are dead, which is a bit of a depressing thought...
Since having kids, my ability to pursue my interests is severely curtailed. My kids are just now at the point where most of them are sufficiently independent that I'd have less responsibility, and now my in-laws need care, with my parents probably not far behind.
It seems likely that I won't have significant free time and mental energy until my parents are dead, which is a bit of a depressing thought...