(March 10, 2019 at 8:11 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(March 10, 2019 at 7:42 pm)fredd bear Wrote: ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((9)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))I have found that people don't like it much when you say you don't much care for children.
You ARE joking
I am the eldest of 4. I was 13 when by baby sister was born.I got to change a LOT of nappies (diapers)All I can say is that I was most grateful that we never had pumpkin soup in that couple of years.
A good friend once told me, with incredulity, of a major discovery he had made: People are really not at all interested in other peoples' children.
That was such a relief , because I've never liked children. As infants there is" a load noise at one end, and a complete lack of responsibility at the other" (Ronald Knox)
Once they stop projectile vomiting and learn to control their bowels, they become boring little psychos** until about age 12, when they become capable of abstract though.
OF COURSE, I never had children. There is no doubt in my mind that MY offspring would be so close to perfect it wouldn't matter.
Thought for the day; Bigot: "One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain" (Ambrose Bierce)
** No empathy, no conscience, how else would you describe them?
But I totally get it. Babies...no thanks. Toddlers...extra no thanks as they are mobile. At about 10 I can become interested if the kid has some signs of intelligence, a sense of humor, and a personality.
Yeah, yeah...I had three kids and that's a big part of how I know that I don't like the company of young children.
I get away with saying a lot more outrageous things these days because I'm old.
I once had the bewildering experience of watching a very bright young woman drop about 20 I Q points after the birth of her first child. She seemed to devolve as she went into 'baby brain ' mode. I'm sure it's a hard wired thing, to ensure the survival of the child. Very disconcerting the first time I saw it. I thought poor girl was having a psychotic episode. Perfectly understandable in the circumstances
--and you've had three? Good for you--all bullshit aside, I consider not having had children is very much a 'mixed blessing.' (if you'll forgive the expression) . I'm aware I have probably missed a lot of great stuff.
