Hobbies make us happier and healthier - so why are parents missing out?

In the trenches of care-giving, time for passion projects can fall away but friends never should. How to save your sanity featuring ABBA, WhatsApp and pottery

‘Do you have hobbies?’ I asked a friend recently. She thought about this for the moment. ‘I walk the dog?’ she told me. ‘Not the same thing.’ ‘I go to the gym?’ ‘Also not a hobby. Although: well done you.’ Must try harder… ‘I go shopping,’ she tried again. ‘What for?’ ‘Groceries?’ ‘No,’ I told her, and made a mental note to stage an intervention (when I…