The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like.
Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do anything. You just rush around and it's hard work.
All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target.