They are newborn adults, trying to figure out the world in which they were thrust into. What are the rules? What are the consequences? Why do I have to do what everyone else does? Who can I trust? Why can't I just do anything I want?
Poll: How do you feel about children?
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At one point in my life I would was thinking about having a kid a little mini me to carry on the name. But nowadays it seems your not allowed to raise your kid in your own way. Which is why I hate most kids today the little bastards. Not to mention the world is just waay more screwed up than it used to be.
I prefer being an uncle, all of the fun none of the clean up....I just noticed how wrong that sounds......yeah, anyway I do like them.
I'm a kid person.
I volunteer at the Ronald McDonald house and I tend to donate whenever I can when kids are involved. I love em.
Especially when they are babies and I don't have to raise them.
If they are twelve and own an Xbox, I despise them with a passion.
Edit: I think it's worth mentioning that I'm a little cautious on if I want to actually make a kid.
There is plenty of children in the world without parents, I don't think I could see myself bringing another one in.
I volunteer at the Ronald McDonald house and I tend to donate whenever I can when kids are involved. I love em.
Especially when they are babies and I don't have to raise them.
If they are twelve and own an Xbox, I despise them with a passion.
Edit: I think it's worth mentioning that I'm a little cautious on if I want to actually make a kid.
There is plenty of children in the world without parents, I don't think I could see myself bringing another one in.
About a year ago I probably would have said different, but lately I've come to really hate the little shits (pardon my french). I've been working at a fast food place lately, and by god those things are the most annoying creatures in the universe! They distract, feel the need to repeat anything they say an upwards of 15+ times, always leave a mess and/or throw up, and they are so loud that people can hear them from across the freeway!
...Okay sorry I'm done.
...Okay sorry I'm done.
To be honest, I dislike certain types of parents more then kids. Every conversation is about their kids, everything eventually leads back to their kids. You could be talking about the situation in Libya and the next thing out of their mouth is, "Oh that reminds me, ______ said the cutest thing yesterday. I recorded it, and made him/her pose for 100 pictures in one sitting. See!?". Any gushy, weepy, 'my-kid-is-the-reincarnation-of-Jesus-AND-Einstein' parent, makes me want to claw at my own face.
I know not all kids are life-sucking,happiness-killing, constantly screeching, poop machines. Some are quiet, nice, and can sit down and behave themselves. Some even manage to say something clever every once in awhile - but from what I've seen; there are too few of those around. It seems like some of these parents are REALLY trying hard to build up how awesome having kids is, and how happy it will make you. Makes me wonder if they are trying to convince me or themselves, that it's still a great idea.
Since we've found out that it would be pretty difficult for me and it's likely not going to happen ; everyone in my family and my husbands circle of friends, keeps asking when we are going to try and conceive with medical help. No thanks, says I. I'd rather get another dachshund. They are much cleaner, less expensive, and they will always love me unconditionally. If I wanted something around the house that acted like an asshole and treated me like a slave, I'd get a cat. (Just kiddin' cat lovers....OR AM I?
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I know not all kids are life-sucking,happiness-killing, constantly screeching, poop machines. Some are quiet, nice, and can sit down and behave themselves. Some even manage to say something clever every once in awhile - but from what I've seen; there are too few of those around. It seems like some of these parents are REALLY trying hard to build up how awesome having kids is, and how happy it will make you. Makes me wonder if they are trying to convince me or themselves, that it's still a great idea.
Since we've found out that it would be pretty difficult for me and it's likely not going to happen ; everyone in my family and my husbands circle of friends, keeps asking when we are going to try and conceive with medical help. No thanks, says I. I'd rather get another dachshund. They are much cleaner, less expensive, and they will always love me unconditionally. If I wanted something around the house that acted like an asshole and treated me like a slave, I'd get a cat. (Just kiddin' cat lovers....OR AM I?
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I feel that they go well with a nice worcestershire, or maybe an A-1.
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What?
I find kids pretty cool, I guess. I find it odd that people "hate" them, because, y'know, what the hell. How is a baby or toddler supposed to know better? If anything, hate the parents. But I just find hate for other people a frightening concept, so that might be part of my view.
Babies aren't really my thing, and toddlers are mostly funny to watch, but I love most kids once they get to about 5 or 6, and can verbalize fairly well. You get some awesome questions out of kids when they start wanting to know how EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD works. I've seen adults become speechless due to a child's question about why our society works.
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What?
I find kids pretty cool, I guess. I find it odd that people "hate" them, because, y'know, what the hell. How is a baby or toddler supposed to know better? If anything, hate the parents. But I just find hate for other people a frightening concept, so that might be part of my view.
Babies aren't really my thing, and toddlers are mostly funny to watch, but I love most kids once they get to about 5 or 6, and can verbalize fairly well. You get some awesome questions out of kids when they start wanting to know how EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD works. I've seen adults become speechless due to a child's question about why our society works.
It's a case-by-case thing with me. Sometimes they're entertaining and sometimes I want to kill myself around them.
I'm waiting 30 years to decide to have one or not regardless of my feelings.
I'm waiting 30 years to decide to have one or not regardless of my feelings.
What you're describing just reeks of denial. I imagine having a child is similar to having a tattoo. Sure, the first few months are awesome, and you get to show it off. Then you suddenly realize what a stupid idea getting this thing was, but you can't remove it without paying a hefty price. So you just try to convince others how great it is, and by doing so yourself. So there you have it.Brutal Peanut said:To be honest, I dislike certain types of parents more then kids. Every conversation is about their kids, everything eventually leads back to their kids. You could be talking about the situation in Libya and the next thing out of their mouth is, "Oh that reminds me, ______ said the cutest thing yesterday. I recorded it, and made him/her pose for 100 pictures in one sitting. See!?". Any gushy, weepy, 'my-kid-is-the-reincarnation-of-Jesus-AND-Einstein' parent, makes me want to claw at my own face.
I know not all kids are life-sucking,happiness-killing, constantly screeching, poop machines. Some are quiet, nice, and can sit down and behave themselves. Some even manage to say something clever every once in awhile - but from what I've seen; there are too few of those around. It seems like some of these parents are REALLY trying hard to build up how awesome having kids is, and how happy it will make you. Makes me wonder if they are trying to convince me or themselves, that it's still a great idea.
Since we've found out that it would be pretty difficult for me and it's likely not going to happen ; everyone in my family and my husbands circle of friends, keeps asking when we are going to try and conceive with medical help. No thanks, says I. I'd rather get another dachshund. They are much cleaner, less expensive, and they will always love me unconditionally. If I wanted something around the house that acted like an asshole and treated me like a slave, I'd get a cat. (Just kiddin' cat lovers....OR AM I?
PS: cats don't treat people like slaves. They just plot their murder...
I heartily despise any and all children that haven't learned to walk, talk, and speak clearly enough to tell me what's wrong. I can't fix the problem if I don't know what it is, and nine times out of ten (for me, at least), the issue gets worse before I can figure out what's wrong. Not only that, but they're loud, rude, messy, and require an obscene amount of upkeep for years before they can actively handle even basic things on their own.
The method by which they mature before birth bothers me as well. They're latched onto the inner workings of the mother, or 'host' in my interpretation, and are continually siphoning off vital nutrients from the parent, wreaking havoc with her hormones and appetite, and generally sabotaging her bodily structure in painful and disturbing ways. I view it as a parasitic infection that a "miracle of life" that some people claim it to be.
Don't even get me started on the actual birthing process. XS
All of this, however, is just my opinion on it. I just REALLY don't like young children. Dr. Suchong said it best, I think, when he was pondering the growth of children. Cookies if you know what he said.
EDIT: I don't need the 'emotional gains' that children can bring, either. I have a dog for the outdoorsy super fun playtime stuff, and a rabbit for the soft cuddly, lovey-dovey bits. They're cute, fuzzy, and very quiet as well, so that's three up on the wrinkly little merde-makers.
The method by which they mature before birth bothers me as well. They're latched onto the inner workings of the mother, or 'host' in my interpretation, and are continually siphoning off vital nutrients from the parent, wreaking havoc with her hormones and appetite, and generally sabotaging her bodily structure in painful and disturbing ways. I view it as a parasitic infection that a "miracle of life" that some people claim it to be.
Don't even get me started on the actual birthing process. XS
All of this, however, is just my opinion on it. I just REALLY don't like young children. Dr. Suchong said it best, I think, when he was pondering the growth of children. Cookies if you know what he said.
EDIT: I don't need the 'emotional gains' that children can bring, either. I have a dog for the outdoorsy super fun playtime stuff, and a rabbit for the soft cuddly, lovey-dovey bits. They're cute, fuzzy, and very quiet as well, so that's three up on the wrinkly little merde-makers.
I'm with Louis CK on kids (go youtube him if you don't know) - Essentialy he says that yes, of course he loves his kids, you'd have to be weird not to love your kids, but that they still piss him off and really annoy him at times, and it's FINE to feel like that!
What I can't get my head around is the 'oh you'd feel differently if you had kids of your own!' So I should go spawn some pointless kids just to see if I'd be good father material, despite all evidence pointing to the opposite. Hell, house plants die on me, but at least you don't go to jail for letting a house plant die thru neglect. Why would I do that to myself, whoever my partner might be, and the world in general. There's enough of us, and if I really needed a kid to feel complete, there's a metric fuckton of kids for free at the adoption centres, go get one!
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I should say that most kids seem to really like me, and I'm actually fine with em, for about half an hour or so, and once they can talk and make decisions and stuff, I'm better with them, partly because I can shut them in cupboards and dangle them out of windows, and it just seems to make me even more popular!
I think it's known as the 'allergic to cats pussy magnet effect' by scientists, that thing of not liking kids, so kids love you.
What I can't get my head around is the 'oh you'd feel differently if you had kids of your own!' So I should go spawn some pointless kids just to see if I'd be good father material, despite all evidence pointing to the opposite. Hell, house plants die on me, but at least you don't go to jail for letting a house plant die thru neglect. Why would I do that to myself, whoever my partner might be, and the world in general. There's enough of us, and if I really needed a kid to feel complete, there's a metric fuckton of kids for free at the adoption centres, go get one!
Oh god, and
Gawd what IS IT with parents wanting to show you a hundred new photos of their kid....WHILE that very same kid is in the room? 'OH wow, he looks just like, uh...him over there, well done!' If you want 120 almost identical shots of your kid, just save us all some time and film 2 seconds of video instead of using a still camera?Brutal Peanut said:To be honest, I dislike certain types of parents more then kids. Every conversation is about their kids, everything eventually leads back to their kids. You could be talking about the situation in Libya and the next thing out of their mouth is, "Oh that reminds me, ______ said the cutest thing yesterday. I recorded it, and made him/her pose for 100 pictures in one sitting. See!?". Any gushy, weepy, 'my-kid-is-the-reincarnation-of-Jesus-AND-Einstein' parent, makes me want to claw at my own face.
If I wanted something around the house that acted like an asshole and treated me like a slave, I'd get a cat. (Just kiddin' cat lovers....OR AM I?
I should say that most kids seem to really like me, and I'm actually fine with em, for about half an hour or so, and once they can talk and make decisions and stuff, I'm better with them, partly because I can shut them in cupboards and dangle them out of windows, and it just seems to make me even more popular!
I think it's known as the 'allergic to cats pussy magnet effect' by scientists, that thing of not liking kids, so kids love you.
I don't mind them as long as they're not screeching at the top of their lungs in public or generally causing issues. I like kids if they're well behaved and generally quiet. I get that kids have a lot of energy, but they don't have to let it all out every chance they get in public. That's mostly a parenting issue though, not really an issue with the kids.
I plan on having a child or two after I get married, but they'll be well behaved, and not those rediculous screamers you see running through the store.
I plan on having a child or two after I get married, but they'll be well behaved, and not those rediculous screamers you see running through the store.
