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Some babies are butt ugly? Yes, some babies are "cuter" than others, but I don't think I've ever seen a butt ugly baby. Butt ugly men, perhaps, but not butt ugly babies.
I kid you not I saw a baby once that looked like a persian cat with messed up eyes. It was the weirdest thing. And other people thought this too because when they would see her they instantly got a look on their faces like "oh wow what's wrong with her?". She grew into a normal looking toddler, but yikes those infant years were rough.
As for kids, no I don't like spending time with them. For someone reason people feel the need to bring their kids in on summer fridays to "meet" everyone. All they do is scream and run around and break things and everyone says "awwwww". One time everyone was taking turns holding one baby and I purposely stayed at my desk, and the woman came and found me and wanted me to hold the baby. I made up an excuse about allergies and illness and not washing my hands.
After all you've said here, I feel awful for you if that's true. That must be torturous!
Yeah some people don't really have a choice. If you go into linguistics for example working with special needs kids might be the only employment option.
I kid you not I saw a baby once that looked like a persian cat with messed up eyes. It was the weirdest thing. And other people thought this too because when they would see her they instantly got a look on their faces like "oh wow what's wrong with her?". She grew into a normal looking toddler, but yikes those infant years were rough.
As for kids, no I don't like spending time with them. For someone reason people feel the need to bring their kids in on summer fridays to "meet" everyone. All they do is scream and run around and break things and everyone says "awwwww". One time everyone was taking turns holding one baby and I purposely stayed at my desk, and the woman came and found me and wanted me to hold the baby. I made up an excuse about allergies and illness and not washing my hands.
I think the adults worshiping the kids is much more annoying than the tykes themselves.
It's not that I hate kids or anything, but I just always feel really nervous around them. I'm afraid I am going to bump into them and their yelling and energy makes me nervous, also the way people are so overprotective of them adds to that nervous feeling. I also don't find most children particularly cute, I find being around them tiring. I find people gaga-ing endlessly about stupid stuff kids do very annoying, a lot of the time the kid isn't even that cute.
I love the kids in my family like my little siblings but even with them I get sort of annoyed with how many questions they ask and how they are always wanting to show me stuff and I have to pretend to find it interesting. I never quite bonded with them the way my brother and sister did, they are my stepdad and mom's kids and I've always felt really badly about this. I guess I felt like my mom kind of abandoned me emotionally after my stepdad and them came into my life
I am pretty patient about dealing with children but inside sometimes I wanna scream. Am I just mean or is this a pretty normal way to feel? I mean I'm sure I'd like my OWN kids if I ever have any
I guess I am more of a cat person
Perfectly normal. Especially if a person didn't grow up around them.
In fact, you'll find that step parents with NO kids (especially women) think the spouse's kids have all these "defects" then when they have their own their oh so wonderful.
Having kids is LIFELONG WORK, not a walk in the park. So don't worry about it.
I remember being terribly nervous around newborns. It seems that every woman I worked with that gave birth - had to bring the baby in for the obligatory oohs and aaaahs AND everyone had to hold the baby.
I was terrified I would drop it on it's head.
I felt that way immediately after my son was born as well - TERRIFIED that I would do something wrong.
Even with my own son = that newborn phase was not my favorite.
I'm glad I never had children. I made sure it would never happen by choosing trusting partners. A discussion always took place before I ever got involved with anyone.
OPK (other people's kids) are not the same to me as my own were. I like kids, but am not crazy about being around them sometimes, especially if they are loud and misbehaved. Hate to say it, but I kinda like animals better. I know that sounds horrible, but it is true.
Love, love kids, but they are a blank slate. There's a lot of nutso parents out there, with their own ideas of how kids should be raised. Now that can be a problem.
I absolutely love kids. Been working with them for the past 4 years (summer jobs, babysitting, volunteer work, etc) and it's honestly been the most fun thing I'll ever do. They're far more genuine human beings than most of my peers and most adults, which I admire greatly. They're funny because they're cute and they're also surprisingly smart, logical, and insightful at times. I can't wait to be a parent!
OP, when your siblings try to show you stuff, they just want your attention. Give them the attention they want, even for a little bit, and they'll be beyond grateful. As I've learned, just showing a little bit of interest in kids goes a long way; just play a game with them or something and they will look up to you like you are the pinnacle of humanity. Spend a little time with them and maybe you'll get a glimpse of what being around kids is really like.
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