Who likes kids?

[Espenoah]

I was just curious if this matters at all between gender identities...I personally have a very strong dislike for most children.

[Espenoah]

I guess that was weird wording, eh? Sorry, it's late. XD

[VeryGnawty]

That depends on what you mean by "kids"

Babies, I absolutely can't stand with a passion.  They are messy, ugly, and annoying.  Once they reach about the age of five years old, I absolutely LOVE kids.

[spacial]

I love children. All of them.

If I didn't have this terrible maleish appearance I could spend a lot more time with them.

They have an innate need to be happy. They are full of wonder and facination with the world.

I sometimes talk to people with kids. I so much want to talk to the kids, but other than a few words, spoken as if I'm some disinterested adult,  have to keep clear.

I really understand why many parents are this way. I would probably be the same. But even if I had no other reasons to change, completely, I would do it, just to be freer to talk to kids. I'd love to have a job working with kids.

In the mid 70s, I was working on a social work project in a large city. A fair was organised. I managed to get some dark clothes and made myself up to look like Dick Dasterdly then spend the whole afternoon telling all the kids they should stop laughing, not to be happy, be in school, and that I hate dogs. I was absolutely exhausted by the evening. But had a whale of a time.

[Amazon D]

Naturally i chose other

because it depends on how you Cook'em

which goes for cats too 

Actually i have 2 of my own and they are still alive and haven't been tossed in the old wood stove yet   

and the cats live in basement here and keep mice away so they get to stay alive too 


actually i do love children and often think of myself as one who can relate better to them than to adults who act so grownup. sheesh

My only problem is kids see me as an adult in size and wonder why i never grew up so i am a good influence on them as they surely don't want to end up like me 

Jesus / Yahshua says we should all be as lil children in our hearts 

[Double_Rainbow]

Yeah sure I like kids...when they don't have snot in their nose and dook in their diapers!

[Miniar]

I said "Neutral" because, well, it depends on the kid.
I don't like "kids" any more than I like other sub-groups of human beings on the merit of being a member of that sub-group.
I like "individuals".

However, when children are bratty little a-holes I don't blame them as much as I blame the parents. I am a bit of a believer in the whole "there are no bad children, only bad parents" thing, but I do recognize that there are exceptions to the rule.

Well behaved children can be awesome.
Ill behaved children can make me wonder why they're let out of the house at all, ever!

so... Neutral it is!

[Jennifer]

My Dad didn't like kids.

Jennifer

[Rock_chick]

I said yes, i have a great rapport with kids it was always just a case of their parents trusting me with them. Kids tend to smile at me more now as well.

[cynthialee]

I love children.
I have always wanted them and I put off my transition for years so I could have them.
Turns out I was sterile the entire time. I was so desperate I couldn't accept the evidence infront of my nose for years. It rips my heart apart. When I see young couples with children my heart aches and I go into tears.

Now I am out of denial in  more than one way and it is too late. I am not healthy enough to adopt with a clear conscience.

[purple sky]

I like kids,  have none of my own though.  I probably won't have any to raise and take care of,  but who knows?  I would have to adopt.

[Janet_Girl]

I am neutral when it comes to kids.  I had four of my own.  And a host (11) of grandchildren.  But others children I can take or leave them.  Getting too old to deal with little ones who are not blood.

[Yakshini]

Dislike kids. Quite a lot. It's not so much because there is something wrong with children, I just have very little patience and far too many behaviours that annoy me show up most often in children. Selfishness, noisiness, hyperactivity, a sense of entitlement... none of that is for me. I appreciate a well-behaved cute kid, but for the most part, I'd rather not deal with kids.

[tekla]

As obnoxious as kids are (not that such an attitude is a bad thing) their parents are always worse.

[Yakshini]

As obnoxious as kids are (not that such an attitude is a bad thing) their parents are always worse.

Gawd, yes. I roll my eyes every time a teenage friend of mine on Facebook feels the need to post updates about their kid. I hardly need to hear about THEIR daily lives, let alone their infant children's.

"OMG! I think Izakk is close to being able to crawl!"

[nickikim]

Kids are great They take me for a girl more often than adults when im not dressed. And you can kick them farther than grown ups.

[Miniar]

As obnoxious as kids are (not that such an attitude is a bad thing) their parents are always worse.

HEY!
I'm not that bad!

[Dana Lane]

I think kids can be so cute but I am so glad I never had any of my own.

[VeryGnawty]

As obnoxious as kids are (not that such an attitude is a bad thing) their parents are always worse.

100% agree.

I can tolerate obnoxious kids.  I've done it plenty of times before.  It's when their parents come over to "discipline" them that I tend to walk away in the other direction.  Nothing is worse than seeing exactly why some kids are so screwed up.  To be perfectly honest, some of those demon kids are HEAVENLY compared to the sense of entitlement that their parents exhibit...

[Nero]

Neutral. I like them just fine as long as I don't have to do anything with them, like change or clean them.