I’ve never thought about it too much until I started reading all the comments and I’d say for myself, yes. I love my kids and my friends, but I also love alone time and I’m a bit of a homebody. I have a man cave (converted garage) out back that I’ll spend time watching ball games in the summer or football games until it starts getting cold outside, while everyone else is in the main house.

Both of my parents worked and my sisters and brother were older than me, so for the most part, they were never home and I’d be coming from school to an empty house with the exception of our German Shepherd (Mandy). I became self sufficient and always felt independent and didn’t rely on people to do things for me. Don’t get me wrong, my parents weren’t leaving me alone for long periods of time. We’re talking a few hours between the time I got home from school and when they’d come home from work, but I think I got used to coming home to an empty house.

After college, I took a job that required me to travel a lot, so again, more time being on my own. You get used to flying on your own, eating in restaurants by yourself, and exploring different places without a companion, and feeling comfortable doing so.

The only problem with me is I can be a little irritated with people who are not self sufficient and seem to always require some time of assistance for everything they do. I don’t have the patience for it. I learned a lot of stuff on my own by simply just doing, but I’m working on it. If I can prevent someone, especially one of my kids, from making a mistake or have them not struggle to find a solution to something, I do my best to help.