Mar 12, 2008 20:18
Ahhhhhh!!!!! Run for the Hills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I've gotten ahold of myself.
So, my thoughts on children, ankle biters, rug chewers...
I'll start with dislikes: loudness, obnoxiousness, screaming/crying, breaking things, constantly annoying strangers (namely me and my husband) while at the swimming pool, park, restaurant, etc. being spoiled brats, no understanding of personal space, inability to comprehend simple logic and reasoning, refusal to obey/behave themselves.
Speaking of which, there's a little ankle biter sitting beside me right now on their parents lap yelling constantly. Sorry, we're in a LIBRARY. Shut the toothless wonder up or please take her outside!
My problem with kids is often actually a problem with their parents. If a kid is mostly well behaved I really don't mind him/her that much. Sometimes the little buggers can even be cute and fun to be around. (I really enjoyed coaching soccer and refereeing under 8 soccer games) The problem, of course, is that most kids don't seem to be well behaved; their parents don't care about what they are doing, can't control them, yet still think that they are entitled to some sort of special treatment just because they have given birth.
I also have slight problems with the idea that every baby is beautiful/cute. Even if the little wrinkly water-melon headed thing is uglier than Drew Carey, everyone is supposed to ooh and ahh over "the cute little baby".
And then of course, is the fact that I don't necessarily want to have one. (I certainly don't want one right now, please lay off mother in law!) I personally see nothing wrong with adoption at all, and the fact that it seems to upset some people (like my grandparents) is enough to make me go get a hysterectomy right now so there's no way that I could ever give birth to my own. I would really like to adopt. For now I'm saying no to the idea of birthing one of my own, but hey, I have another 20 years at least before it can be ruled out completely. That inner maternal clock could start blaring its biological alarm any time. (hopefully not, though)
Which brings up yet another child-related topic: fertility treatment. I personally think that a lot of people are turning to this too early, because they are impatient and after a few months of trying to get pregnant figure that there's no way they can, so they better go spend thousands of dollars to make sure that they get pregnant. These are usually people who are absolutely against the idea of adoption; and the fact that they spend more money than some small countries make in a year while there are thousands of kids who don't have families really saddens me. It's the same mentality that I see in people who refuse to adopt animals from rescues or shelters because they have to have a pure-bred, and they have to get it as a puppy.
If you have any other kiddo questions, please feel free to ask.
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