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I Hate Kids [W:62]

Lursa said:
It's just that the bad ones attract so much attention.

We dont necessarily notice the ones that behave. IMO that's something that we can all consciously do something about. Overtly positively reinforce good behavior.
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You sometimes get what you give too. My wife teaches 4th & 5th graders, it's amazing how many of them still stop by (some every day) to say hi after they've moved on to middle school.
 
Dragonfly said:
I see an awful lot of obnoxious and ignorant adults these days too.

Some are in places of rather significant power.
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Well, I can't argue with that...after all, who's raising these kids?
 
Slingshot Bob said:
That has to be one of the creepiest movies of all time.
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Not to get political but... I think this is him all growed up. :lol:

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Slingshot Bob said:
The world could use a lot less reproduction, especially when the parents are destitute.
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That's why education, especially of girls/young women is so damned important.
 
Elvira said:
I see what's out there...in restaurants, in grocery stores, in movie theaters...you name it...unruly brats...
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Which probably says more about my thoughts than I hate kids.

It's kids parents that I can't stand.
 
calamity said:
If ever I think about why I never had children, I just notice the ones who are around me, and suddenly all doubt is erased.
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Thank God for the rest of us, you not having any kids.
 
jimbo said:
Which probably says more about my thoughts than I hate kids.

It's kids parents that I can't stand.
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I'd say that in the great majority of cases, that's it.
 
It takes having exposure to children regularly or having your own to be able to recognize what is developmental in them. Their behavior is often just a product of that.

It also makes you good at spotting what isn't developmental, but is instead the total stupidity, ignorance or neglect of their parents.

I've also noticed that people who hate children usually had a crappy childhood or their lives are funless.
 
Northern Light said:
It takes having exposure to children regularly or having your own to be able to recognize what is developmental in them. Their behavior is often just a product of that.

It also makes you good at spotting what isn't developmental, but is instead the total stupidity, ignorance or neglect of their parents.

I've also noticed that people who hate children usually had a crappy childhood or their lives are funless.
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So not true...my childhood was very happy...not to mention I had a daycare in my home all the while my own children were growing up, over a 20 year period...I helped raise more children than I care to count...the days of teaching respect and manners are long gone...
 
Elvira said:
So not true...my childhood was very happy...not to mention I had a daycare in my home all the while my own children were growing up, over a 20 year period...I helped raise more children than I care to count...the days of teaching respect and manners are long gone...
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I can understand why you'd think that, but consider that respect is learned at some point, unless someone has a monetary shield protecting them or they're an utter psychopath. Children who don't learn respect from their parents usually learn it later when life starts giving them proper feedback.
 
Northern Light said:
It takes having exposure to children regularly or having your own to be able to recognize what is developmental in them. Their behavior is often just a product of that.

It also makes you good at spotting what isn't developmental, but is instead the total stupidity, ignorance or neglect of their parents.

I've also noticed that people who hate children usually had a crappy childhood or their lives are funless.
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I dunno, I'm not a fan of kids and I had excellent parents, a very good childhood, and as a single person, have loads of fun. I'm very active in a sport and community I love, among other things.
 
Lursa said:
I dunno, I'm not a fan of kids and I had excellent parents, a very good childhood, and as a single person, have loads of fun. I'm very active in a sport and community I love, among other things.
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Yup. My life's plenty o' fun. Just another example of a parent who's incapable of understanding anyone might feel differently from her, and simply resorts of villainizing them.

I get the difference between bad raisin' and normal kid stuff. I'm still not a kid person even when it's normal kid stuff. Just like I'm not much of a parrot person. And for pretty much the exact same reasons, to be honest.

I get some people like parrots. That's fine. I'm not worked up about it. I'll be nice to their parrot. Whatever.

But I've never had a bird person get in my face and tell me I must just be a mean old poopy head, when I tell them I'm not into parrots. :roll:
 
calamity said:
If ever I think about why I never had children, I just notice the ones who are around me, and suddenly all doubt is erased.
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I do too. Think of them as drunk adults. It helps.

Having your own makes a difference, but only with yours. And mine is still a little asshole but he is my little asshole.
 
calamity said:
If ever I think about why I never had children, I just notice the ones who are around me, and suddenly all doubt is erased.
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I hate little kids, too. I especially hate when they cry in the theatre, and ruin my movie experience.
 
CriticalThought said:
I do too. Think of them as drunk adults. It helps.

Having your own makes a difference, but only with yours. And mine is still a little asshole but he is my little asshole.
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This is how we feel about our representation. That guy/gal from that state is an ass, but our Senator/congress person is the best!
 
SmokeAndMirrors said:
I don't really buy that as any sort of rule. I know just as many people who either stayed the same or even changed for the worse, after they became parents.

I get that it's important to the parents who enjoy it, but there's a substantial chunk of parents who don't enjoy it, and also a substantial chunk of people who know in advance they wouldn't enjoy it and avoid it.

And it gets really tiresome for parents to assume their personal feelings are either universal, or that anyone who disagrees with them is wrong at best, and an inferior human being at worst. Sometimes I wonder if that mindset coming from parents is the reason why so many of their kids are so incapable of understanding or respecting other people's feelings...
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One of the major problems with child rearing is you get the instruction manual and the warning labels after you've bought the car.

My question: If someone offered you a job where you worked 24 hours/day with no thanks, a 20 year commitment, and a no quit contract, with not just no salary but the understanding that you would pay handsomely for the privilege, would you take it?

That's called parenting.
 
jimbo said:
One of the major problems with child rearing is you get the instruction manual and the warning labels after you've bought the car.

My question: If someone offered you a job where you worked 24 hours/day with no thanks, a 20 year commitment, and a no quit contract, with not just no salary but the understanding that you would pay handsomely for the privilege, would you take it?

That's called parenting.
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Nope, which is why I got fixed instead. :lol:
 
I've never been good with babies or toddlers. I can't take constant crying/screaming. Five years old to 10 years old is the sweet spot - they can do most things on their own or have the ability to learn how to do it on their own, they can communicate with words instead of crying or throwing a tantrum and they are easily entertained and want to please you. After that, most of them get annoying again. :2razz:
 
TheGoverness said:
I hate little kids, too. I especially hate when they cry in the theatre, and ruin my movie experience.
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Two of them under age-2 were within three rows of me on the plane home today. They both screamed the whole way. Ugh.
 
Sabre said:
Bet you are glad your parents didn't feel the same way, then again, I am sure you were a perfect Angel and no one looked at you and said "I hate kids"
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Only my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and a couple older cousins. :)
 
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