I Totally agree when u go for a catch up with freinds you never really get to catch up because your always being distracted by an interupting toddler, chasing after a run away, picking up a fallen one and calming them down, getting food for them or worry about what they are going to do next!!

i went to my old playgroup xmas catch up at the end of the yr it was in a playcentre which generally kids take care of themselevs. But when u have a 14month old who thinks he is 4 and climbs the big kids stuff and gives u a heart attack i didnt get to chat to any of the mums that i hadnt seen for 6months!!