[ SECRET POST #2717 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2717 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Late day at work, sorry!

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 031 secrets from Secret Submission Post #388.
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Gotta tell ya, my experience has been that once you start having kids, that's pretty much it for your fannish life. You might want to tell your fandom peeps that you're outta there, gone. Because you will be.

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, thats not true. I've still got a fannish life, just don't spend as much time online as before, and only during naps and after bedtime. Still go to conventions thanks to grandparents as well.

But yeah, OP is going to have to reset their expectations a bit for what its like having a newborn, they'll be out for much longer, especially if they're gaming. Good luck OP!

[(Anonymous)]

The vast number of parents with children who come by my artist table at various fan cons would seem to be outside your experience.

[(Anonymous)]

Not necessarily. One of my best online/fandom friends is a mom to two little ones; she still remains very active on Tumblr making GIFs and writing fic.
I'm also a mom (with only one kid though) and still have time to participate in fandom. I wasn't doing much of that during the newborn phase, but things balance out eventually.

Congratulations to the OP; hope you have a safe delivery and a happy, healthy baby!

[(Anonymous)]

Depends. When I had my daughter, I ate, breathed and slept baby for a good eight months. No interest in fannishness whatsoever.

I came up for breath once maternity leave was over and picked up pretty much where I left off. Maybe a little less with the "stay up until 2 a.m. RPing and reading fic" crap, but that's not good for you anyhow.

And when I had my son, I picked up an immersing new fandom when he was a few weeks old. He was a calmer baby, and honestly I'd gotten my fill of arguing about breastfeeding back on baby number one. It's all a matter of what you want to do with limited leisure time.