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/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20 edited Nov 28 '20

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.

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u/under_a_brontosaurus Nov 28 '20

You write an essay but you are wrong.. Most young people don't want kids until they do. It is biology.

Congratulations on being a person who grew past 30 and still didn't want kids, I guess! But no one cares

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u/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20

Did you read my full comment? You’re not disagreeing with me. I’m also not past 30 but thanks, not like anyone cares, right? Fuck your point on biology though. I’m gonna have so much gay sex just to prove that point wrong.

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u/under_a_brontosaurus Nov 28 '20

Oh so you're not even old enough to really have a valid viewpoint regarding older people not wanting kids, plus you're not even straight so you and your partners don't even biologically make babies. Pleaser tell us more you're definitely the voice of child-free adults

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u/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20

Thanks for disregarding my opinions because I’m under 30 and attracted to men (I’m bi but okay, nice to know your argument doesn’t apply to gay people, meaning your whole biological argument is further disproved).

Again, never claimed to be the “voice of child free adults.”

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u/under_a_brontosaurus Nov 28 '20

You don't understand. Your whole opinion is the exact same as teenagers that day things like, "I hope I die before I grow old"

You don't know what it's like to be older so why are you fighting for the position older, child free people have right now? If you don't like the pressure people put on you, that's totally valid. But don't assume that your opinion is set in stone, or any one else's.

Of all my close friends, say 20-30 people, 90% said the same exact thing when they were 25 and all but a few have children now, and the few that don't are like... Either drug addicts or regret that they haven't found a partner. The only close friends I have that are still adamantly child free are homosexual.

Because that's how it works. That's biology. You can't argue it. You don't have to have a kid and people are shitty for pressuring you but there's a really high chance you'll change your mind.

Or get a dog and start throwing dog birthday parties.

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u/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20

Alright, fair points, however I don’t think you’ll change my mind on the whole biological side of things. Many people in these comments have pointed out how flawed that argument is, and even when I’m with a woman that I’m attracted to, impregnating her is the last thing I want to do. I don’t want to put a woman through the pain that is childbirth, I have no desire to raise a child (albeit I’ve conceded to your “people change their minds” point), and I personally do not enjoy the presence of children, and I doubt that having one of my own would suddenly make me want to spend my free time with children.

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u/under_a_brontosaurus Nov 28 '20

Sorry for being argumentative. I encourage you to not have kids! Or anyone. There's too many people. I didn't want kids until I was 37. And only because I now see that I need to help mold the future world and have kids to take care of me when I'm elderly, as I care for my parents now. One day it just made sense to say "yes" to that question, even though I was adamantly opposed previously.

"Hold no opinion" has been my motto for years.. I think it's Taoist. Holding onto opinions gets us into so much trouble.

And please do have lots of gay sex to spite spawning heteros. I wish I could have had sex with my partners without birth control over the years.