Your dad is not an idiot. ;)

We also don't take our baby to places where he will annoy people if he cries, and if we do go somewhere, like a restaurant or church, and he gets upset, we step outside with him until he is done crying.

Thank you, from everyone. :)

I'm not unhappy at all, and I believe one of the keys to that is by retaining my sense of self.

Win.

Also, my son doesn't have a ridiculous name.

Thank you, from all his future teachers, employers and the world in general.

Anyway, yeah, you need to identify and hang with person-parents like yourself. Get rid of the mombies. They're beyond worthless. ;)

Here's a list of "how to make adult friends" -- the original one was for CF people but have pulled out a few that could be tweaked for you.

• Things that take time and skill to master, like karate, fencing, higher end crafts, learning an instrument or an uncommon or difficult language.. stuff that, you know, would require equipment and lots of time to master. Sure, you might have some mombies/daddicts in the intro classes "rocks for jocks" levels but they're not going to stick around for Level 3 classes... too much dedication. No time to practice at home.
• Non-traditional activities, stay away from "mombie and spawn" classes. For that matter don't go to that starbucks before or after those classes either.
• Adult-only hiking or star gazing or whatever groups. Or if you want to bring the kid, then find more "aventurous" do-with-kid options. Most mombies can't hike themselves, much less would they ever "risk" Jaxxxxxxson's life by going outside.
• Classes or activities that meet maybe 3 nights a week, when their spouse would want them home. The key is the timing (kiddy bedtime) and quantity of classes in a short period of time. ;)
• Anything that is not 1000% completely safe. Parents are much more risk averse. You don't have to do anything super risky, just maybe not "padded with down pillows"-level safe.
• Also, don't discount groups of slightly older folks. Some of them may be passed the parenthood stage, so you're not risking an "actively infected mombie zombie"... find people like your father.
• Volunteer work, especially if it is in a setting that is inappropriate for children (i.e. warehouse, disaster relief, habitat for humanity construction site, etc.). Or if you want to take the kid, especially as he gets older, you can take him to volunteer things are educational but unlikely to attract the typical mombie.