I find that people I am making friends with are the ones who can be honest about parenting. So for me, I find that the difficulty in talking about being a parent depends on the other persons personality. There are some who I just open up more naturally to and others who I automatically put on the brave face. Have to admit as much as I love a good conversation about parenting in today's society, I do sometimes get that glazed look depending on who is talking. That person though is normally the one who loves the good whinge, but does not seem to be interested in what others have to say.