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RBWells@lemmy.world 3 days agoI guess I find it odd that people who were kids hate kids. It’s ageism, lol. Children are literally people just like we are. Just younger. Which is not to say everyone needs to reproduce, live your life however you want of course.
My mom was never very motherly, I asked her about once. She said "I don’t like kids ".
“But you had so many! What the heck?”
“Well, I like you all NOW, I knew you would grow up eventually.”
Kids are just people.
MrScruff@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
You’re assuming I like people
RBWells@lemmy.world 3 days ago
On the horizon, a misanthrope!
I do just always find it odd when people talk about kids as though they never were one, like they are a different thing than a very young person. Can so easily understand not wanting to parent (though it was easily the best work I’ve ever done, I did enjoy parenting), it does take a lot of attention and is a long haul. I guess my mom’s example made me feel like it didn’t need to take your whole life though, she traveled alone and worked, kept us fed and schooled and while we weren’t close, I am not harmed by her lasseiz-faire approach to parenting.
MrScruff@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
What does having been a child have to do with not wanting/caring about children in my adult age?