I think I ' m on the complete opposite of this spectrum . I love the little buggers and they ' re awesome . Perhaps it is because I see my family quite often , but the whole plop down on the couch and chat with everyone can be pretty limited to irrelevant bullshit . The only time any of the adults in my family actually have a real conversation about something is when they ' re drinking in at least somewhat of an excess probably myself included , and that ' s not going to happen at a family gathering with a bunch of kids around . I mean , it ' s not as if my neices or nephews and myself are holding any deep conversations or anything , but it is legitimately exciting to play their little games and have a good laugh . They look up to me and respect me . It ' s nice to cut through the passive aggressive bullshit that is adulthood .