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CMV: I think once you become a "grown-up" and have family, you become depressed.

My mom and dad don't really live what would be considered a "happy" life. My dad has anger issues, hates his job (got laid off 7+ times) and is constantly stressed out. My mom told me today, "I think people tend not to like me...". She seems to have self-esteem issues which is ridiculous because she is the sweetest, caring and most loving person I know. 

Also, it seems like once you're used to your job, and family (grown-up), you lose all your friends. I haven't heard of my dad talking to a single friend ever since I was a toddler, and the only friends he talks to now are at church. And even then, they never hang out outside of church. Growing up into the church, I've been constantly surrounded by the same families with the same cookie-cutter parents. This reinforced the notion that parents just get used to life and go through that stagnant cycle of work, bills, church, etc. I also understand that with age, connections grow thin and the only the best friendships survive because of the dedication required to keeping in touch.



I know that my view isn't correct, and many families out there are happy, but I really need to hear it for confirmation.

Edit: I've found the answers- thank you all for the valuable insight. Reddit delivers.
gpt
The fundamental things that makes people happy and keeps people going are goals.  Your life should always be building towards something- whether it's getting a new computer, tending a garden, beating that video game, having and raising kids- people necessarily hate stagnation.  You hear it all the time- "Honey, we're in a rut."

Now, stagnation is certainly a pitfall of adulthood, but it isn't an inevitability.  And it's a subtle difference, so the confusion is easy.