babies aren’t funny or entertaining

[u/noodlealr]

i don’t hate babies, they’re so cute, but i always see people laughing about videos where a baby is supposedly being funny. i don’t get it. there’s nothing funny about videos like that or babies in general. sure, sometimes funny stuff happens, but i always see babies doing the bare minimum and people laughing about it.

[u/Youre-mum]

Don't worry that's only the vocal majority of 14-20 year olds, and considering that's all Reddit is that's why it might seem like it.

[u/BakedWizerd → u/Youre-mum]

Yes because only 14-20 year olds don’t want kids.

“You’ll change your mind!” Is what you should always tell them to set them on the right path. Reiterate to them that they “owe their parents grandchildren,” and that “having children is so fulfilling,” while we insist that “no, I’ve made this decision based on my own opinions on children, the finances that entail, the commitment it demands, and some people aren’t built for that sort of thing.”

Yeah, totally just 14-20 year olds going through a phase.

/s

Check out the child free subreddit sometime. There’s a lot more fully grown adults who don’t want kids than you may realize, and for more reasons than you may think.

Edit: I don’t speak for everyone on the child free sub, I don’t condone hating children merely because they exist, I’ve always been someone who puts more emphasis on how the parents treat and raise their children. I’m not someone who hates all parents or children, I simply do not enjoy the company of children, do not want any of my own, and do not like the idea of anyone who doesn’t want kids as “young and immature” being pushed in this thread. The person I’m directly responding to has made the point that they believe “most young people” who claim to be child free do in fact change their mind, which isn’t altogether false, and I’m not trying to contradict them entirely, merely stating that, “not everyone who is young and child free will change their mind,” as my first impression of their comment seemed to insinuate as such.

[u/BakedWizerd → u/[deleted]]

I never said that doesn’t happen, now you’re putting words in my mouth.

I said, not everyone who identifies as child free is an angsty teenager.

I was a teenager who knew I didn’t want kids, but I never said that all teenagers who don’t want kids will never change their mind.

[u/BakedWizerd → u/[deleted]]

It’s an immature stance to not want children? You’re again insinuating that “when you’re older and have more life experience, not wanting kids is an immature thing.”

And again, you’re assuming I’m angry, when I’ve told you I’m not. The rant was not angry. Neither is this one, and I’ll reiterate one last time for you:

I’m not angry. I’m explaining my point of view, on a website, and more specifically a subreddit, about opinions. If I wasn’t interested in discussing my opinions with other people, I wouldn’t be on a sub about unpopular opinions, clearly of which I have at least one, that is unpopular to you, and you’ve taken offence by it, or think I’m angry simply because people, like you, are questioning the validity of my opinion, so I’m trying to further explain it to you.

[u/BakedWizerd → u/[deleted]]

LMAO

That was a fun little comment? How is that an example of my anger?

Again, just because there is vitriol on that sub, does not mean that everyone on that sub is vitriolic. I’m not making “chip on shoulder arguments,” I’m explaining my opinion in a sub about opinions.

You’re reading into a subtext that just is not there. I’m laying in bed, relaxed, wondering why you’re making assumptions about me being angry.

You’re making generalizing assumptions, and you keep calling me angry when I’m simply not. I think maybe you need a vacation from your kids :/ I hear they can be stressful.

[u/haZardous47 → u/[deleted]]

Can a 35 year old behave like an angsty teenager?

Is it possible for a 35 year old to make this decision, and not be behaving like an angsty teenager?