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Other people’s kids are the worst. My kids are amazing.

(Stephen A. Smith voice) BUT!

They 100% seem like the worst to some other people, and it’s well earned.

 

he hates women having a voice and autonomy because he knows the only reason a woman would stand him is if it involved babies or status

 

I don’t really mind kids, I’m really good with them when I’m waiting tables, and it’s no problem cleaning up their mess it takes like two seconds people make way too big a deal about kids at restaurants. I’ve hardly ever seen any just running wild and yeah sometimes they aren’t the best behaved but I see parents trying their best who appreciate it when I treat their kids like humans

 

childfree is one of the most depressing subreddits haha, most children are cool and if they aren't they're tiny humans who are still learning how to be people

 

My little brother was born when I was 16 (he just turned 16 like three days ago btw jfc) so I also had a little kid around all the time at the age most people just aren’t around kids at all (college til you have your own) which helps too

 

After having a kid I have acquired a huge appreciation and compassion for parents. If a kid is breaking down or misbehaving you might be seeing the only 5 minutes out of an entire day where the kid is doing that. And the parents are embarrassed and doing everything they can to calm them down. Of course there are bad kids but it’s only because the parents don’t care.

I appreciate the childfree lifestyle and think it makes a lot of sense for people but when you start calling kids crotch goblins and parents breeders you’ve lost me.

 

I agree with Spiffa except when parents bring kids to places that are clearly not kid appropriate and the kids are annoying.

 

My brother had a kid six months ago and my sister commented like “oh my god he looks so happy” in the group chat and I was with my sister in law and looked at her and said “yeah she doesn’t get to see you guys up at 2 am while he’s crying, you’re not taking pictures of that” and she was like “THANK YOU”

 

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I’m deleting this in like 15 minutes but just this image of my daughter is like so overwhelmingly adorable to me that the sleepless nights and cleaning up throw up can be worth it. But man can pictures be misleading lol it is hard a lot of the time

 

Class of 2037 holy f

 

based on recent convos I think I’ll probably have a kid in the next 3-5 years if I keep on the current path I’m on

 

I was class of 2011 and we’d make fun of every class after and say “if we’re still around” because of the 2012 apocalypse thing lol but now I’m like “if we’re still around” because of *gestures at everything*

 

The most recent photo on my phone of my son is from June lol gotta pump up those numbers

 

This is my son

 

this post made me tear up, and this is the most wretched and loathsome thread on this hellsite

 

I wish I could rent a kid for a few days at a time. A baby would be cool too but I’d probably just do that hourly so I could still get sleep.

 

I've spent a lot of time considering the ethical implications of an app where I can play with a dog for an hour without ever having to clean up their poop or have them eat my stuff

 

I’ve never wanted kids and never will. Most of my friends have kids now and they’re cool and all, but I won’t lie and say playing uncle with most of them when I come over isn’t mentally exhausting after a few hours. Happy for others who have em, but they’re not for me lol

 

I used to live in a bubble where a ton of kids (siblings and cousins) were always around and everyone was kid friendly. As an adult, I’ve experienced what it’s like to struggle to have kids and that be a huge pain point at that time in my life and I’ve met friends who are on some spectrum of kid-agnostic to kid-actively-disliking, so I never really push talking about my kid. Even when people explicitly ask me about my kid, if I’m in company I don’t know well or at work, I feel uncomfortable discussing them and make my reply as quick as possible. If I’m talking to someone else I know likes kids and/or is comfortable talking about kids or if I’m hanging out with other people’s kids, I really enjoy chatting about and being a goofball with tiny humans.

 

Kids are fun and awesome and make all the hard parts completely worth it. I don’t really remember the hard times. Like I know they happened but my first thoughts are always of all the good stuff.

It’s really the emotional part that’s hardest. Like when your kid is sick or hurt or just growing up and you miss the little version of him

 

*I still have yet to see what it’s like having two at the same time so…we’ll see how that goes! Lol

 

I’m a teacher without kids and I get so many weird ass comments it would surprise you.