It was, to the extreme that I lost a lot of friends the first couple years cause I shut most of them out. I was either working or with my son.
But oddly enough about three years into it i became a large contributer to the local music scene. Found a way to join a band. Started my own local music zine that ran for a couple years and fully supported itself to the point i could almost quit my job and just self publish. And having my son was really the root of it all. Cause other wise i truely believe I would either be dead now or in jail for something really really stupid.
Hold on i gotta call my son and tell him I love him.