ljoy and Michaela - lol what an interesting topic (a thread on its own!).

I think for me, prior to kids, I felt like I had nothing in common with anyone. Mind you (this could be the difference) I never went to university (long story for the therapist's office, lol), so I was never connected with people like me (other than my sister). Then I had kids, sent them to a French Immersion / Montessori school that is populated by kids with educated parents, et voila... suddenly I could talk to people.