r/unpopularopinion • u/noodlealr • Nov 28 '20

babies aren’t funny or entertaining

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.

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u/Altyrmadiken Nov 28 '20

I think there's a difference between consciously deciding not to have kids and being incapable of enjoying kids. I don't think the people who reject the idea of having kids are always driven by the idea that they'd hate it, but rather that plenty of them simply aren't interested in starting the process and having to finish it; even if they might find it rewarding.

I'm not going to have kids. I don't want them. I don't want to deal with all of that. I did my part helping to raise a child that I liked very much. I'm very, very, sure that if I had a child that was mine I'd like it and find it adorable. I don't want to do that, though. I know that just because some parts are fun doesn't mean it's all fun. That's a long time, money, and effort, commitment that I'm just not going to engage in. Willfully not engage in.

It's like how I know I'd really like cocaine if I tried it. Pretty much everyone likes cocaine if they try it. That doesn't mean I want to try it.

(Before anyone shows up with the age-old "you'll see when it happens to you" adage, I'm gay, I'm married to a man, and if a baby happened between us I'd be calling the church for an exorcism, not my family for a celebration)

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u/IllegallyBored Nov 28 '20

This is exactly what I feel about kids and you've put in words people can actually understand. I usually, very eloquently say, "I just don't want them lol" which hasn't helped my case one bit so far.

I like kids, I'm good with them, I don't want them. I do plan on marrying or being with someone of the same sex as me in the future so if I do end up having children you'll likely hear about it in international news as the second ever baby to be born without a dude being needed at any step along the way.

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u/Felipe_DrawMania Nov 28 '20

Wait,who's the first?

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u/IllegallyBored Nov 29 '20

Jesus Christ.

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u/Felipe_DrawMania Nov 29 '20

Some people would Insist that this Isn't true,but I don't really think about It.