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

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

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.

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.

Naturally i chose other

because it depends on how you Cook'em :P

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  :o


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  ;D

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

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

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!

My Dad didn't like kids. :(

Jennifer

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2011, 10:27:15 PM
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!"

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.

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2011, 10:27:15 PM
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!

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

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2011, 10:27:15 PM
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...

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

Quote from: Forum Admin on January 03, 2011, 10:19:09 AM
Neutral. I like them just fine as long as I don't have to do anything with them, like change or clean them.

well with your answer i would have to call my 88 yr old mom a kid since i have to clean and change her but then again she acts like one too so ok  your definition works for even older kids ;D

I'll say neutral. I tend to dislike other peoples' kids but if they are young family members, I often get attached.

The results of this poll are really interesting

As with people of any age, it depends on the individual and my relationship to them.  I love the kids in my family and the kids I tutor.  I could do without noisy kids in public places, but honestly, their parents are often worse.

FtM who dislikes kids.
I like dogs better >_> they don't talk

FTM who does not like monsters uhh I mean children.

*silently thanks god he cannot impregnate anyone*

I'm not sure. I kinda like them, but I kinda hate them too. I'll go with neutral. I guess that's close enough.

I voted neutral

I think most kids are wonderful people but I'm too old to even consider having any and when they are around, I tend to like them best when it's time for them to go home  :laugh:

I cant stand kids at all, they totally annoy me

Kids

I voted neutral, I was bullied and harassed by children when I was young, so I grew up disliking kids but now am more neutral.  I've played with my cousin's children, which was fun, and I'm open in the future toward adopting children that grow up in harsh loveless environments.

I love them all, 0 to 30 years old. I hug, tickle, teach, clean, sing, dance, shape theri minds and spirits, give  them self stem and endurance; see them grow, and continue to love them, in their own uniqueness. Ah, and do not forget to go on forgiving their offenses.

Have 2 boys and 2 girls plus an adopted son. 4 dogs, and two cats

Love Kate

I have 3 kids and 4 grandkids with a 5th on the way.
Love them all. This grandparent get down on her hands and knees to play with them.
And yes I like kids in general. Little ones are refreshingly accepting, loving and honest.
Of course the kids of the ages of 1 to 8 years old are my favorite.
Jillieann

Sometimes relate better to kids than to grown ups.

I don't mind kids, but they're awkward to be around. >.<

I like em a lot, I'd have to with my job.

Okay.  It depends on a lot of things for me.

Infants and newborns terrify me.  They're ugly, they're loud, they smell, they seem to want to spew from every possible orifice, and they look like frogs with giant, squished heads.  They thoroughly creep me out.  I know it sounds mean, but it's true.   :-\  Seriously, put me in the same room with a screaming baby and just watch me become instantly crazy and stressed out to the extreme.  It's truly scary. 

And this is a bit irrelevant, but you know those baby dolls that make the little 'wah, waah' sounds when baby is supposed to be 'crying'?  Hell no.  That's crap.  When a real baby is upset, they scream their freakin' heads off.  It's like listening to a banshee clawing its way out of the pits of hell. 

I like being around children who are generally well-behaved.  Granted everyone has a bad day, but those little turds whose parents don't teach them any better, the ones who throw tantrums over everything and they're mean (especially if they're mean to animals, I HATE that!), can't stand 'em.

But the nice kids, they're cool.  They're whimsical, imaginative, surprisingly clever and intuitive.  I don't mind that at all.  That's cool.  Granted, all kids are selfish little sociopaths to a degree, but they can't help themselves.

And I don't think it's really kids that bother me, it's parents who don't take good care of their children, and so their children turn into little a-holes and make the lives of the nice children around them a living hell (I'm living proof, my life from K-12 was hell).  I can't stand a crappy parent, it pisses me off to no end.  I honestly believe there are some people who are true A+ parents, and some people who never, ever should've contributed to the gene pool.   :(

I, on the other hand, would love to someday have at least one child (hopefully I'll have twins and just get it all over with in one pregnancy instead of having to do it twice) with the love of my life.  When I'm ready for parenthood, I think it will be quite an adventure.

...Wow, I ranted a lot.  Sorry.  I didn't realize I cared so much about this subject.   ::)

I love kids. I'd like to work with kids one day. ;D

Some kids can be huge brats. I was playing an atari-style racing game with my little brother and sister. My brother was in my lap, laughing, crashing into everything and going the wrong way. The screen would tell him he'd lost, but he didn't care, he was having fun. My sister got mad at him and lectured him on the correct way to play. "Dude, he's 4. Leave him alone."

Kids that throw tantrums over everything, are undisciplined, and always get their way are annoying.

But nicer kids are brilliant. Kids are smart, adventurous, and find so much happiness in everything. They have the best imaginations and a lot of them don't see many things out of place. Everything's perfectly normal. They're never upset long, they find better and brighter things. Everything can be a toy. There's no game that doesn't exist.

I love kids. I can relate to them better a lot of times.

Quote from: Silas on July 16, 2011, 03:15:22 PM
But nicer kids are brilliant. Kids are smart, adventurous, and find so much happiness in everything. They have the best imaginations and a lot of them don't see many things out of place. Everything's perfectly normal. They're never upset long, they find better and brighter things. Everything can be a toy. There's no game that doesn't exist.

I love kids. I can relate to them better a lot of times.

This is true.   :)  When considering this, no wonder Peter Pan never wanted to grow up.   ;D

Peter Pan was a selfish little psychopath though,

'and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless'

Quote from: Pica Pica on July 17, 2011, 09:16:00 AM
Peter Pan was a selfish little psychopath though,

'and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless'

AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE HIM!  LOLOLOL!!!   >:-)

Sorry, I'm being a bit of a butt-head today.   ::)

I like well behaved children.

Well I had 2 of my own and it didn't put me off them! :laugh:

I do like kids, but well behave please.

I do NOT like brats. Neither those parents that come along with their horrors.

Axelle

One thing about the grotty ones Axelle, their parents have them all the time! :laugh:

Karen.

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

I absolutely love children... my whole life I've had a burning maternal instinct.  Part of my world totally collapsed the day I found out I was infertile (the test before starting HRT).  But since then, I've come to see how beautiful adoption would be when the day arrives. :)

If I were much younger I'd be interested to adopt also  :)

I'd be interested in being adopted, like by a Kennedy or Rockefeller.

Tekla,
now aren't we such sweet, intellectual, cynics, eh :-)

Axelle

Quote from: Lucas Bann on August 05, 2011, 02:06:56 AM
I didn't understand children even when I was one... I feel like I sucked at being a kid almost as bad as I sucked at being female, and that's saying something.  I love my animals and some say pets are like surrogate children, but, god I hate being around kids.  Awkward, obnoxious, dependent...


Logan.

same

Quote from: Lucas Bann on August 05, 2011, 02:06:56 AM
I didn't understand children even when I was one... I feel like I sucked at being a kid almost as bad as I sucked at being female, and that's saying something.  I love my animals and some say pets are like surrogate children, but, god I hate being around kids.  Awkward, obnoxious, dependent...


Logan.

Think of them as people with very little experience to fall back on, smaller and weaker, with a deep sense of inferiority compared to the striding, taller people who seem to understand what's going on in this crazy world.

Quote from: Pica Pica on August 05, 2011, 03:30:53 AM
Think of them as people with very little experience to fall back on, smaller and weaker, with a deep sense of inferiority compared to the striding, taller people who seem to understand what's going on in this crazy world.

This is a good approach, methinks.   :P

well both but its kinda hard to say.

some kids are sweet but there also alot who is very annoying.
I think kids like 4-7 can be interesting, you can play around like, soccer and so on, unless babies who only can "look cute" but who mostly
dosent look cute with a lot of vomiting and screaming and pooping..
brbrbr.. I dont see why people like babys so much?

dont get me wrong I also like kids, however I think most people are kinda scared of there kids getting close to me,
when most people see a baby they say "oh its cute" when i see one I say "hey rock star hows its going" and the parrents tend to ignore me.

hm.. its hard I dont know if I like or hate them, I do like them in some way, but they also somehow reminds me the fact that there is either a risk of getting pregnant, or the fact that I probebly never gonna be a dad... if it guys they can also remind me I never where born a guy, its pretty depressing..

You know what? I don't like kids. If I know the kid, it's different. Like my roommate's niece, she's awesome. I don't mind them until the age of 7 or 8, when they learn how to talk back. Especially these days. Parents are told now that physical and verbal discipline is the same thing as abuse so these little turds are going around talking ->-bleeped-<- to people twice their size, knowing full-well that they can get away with it. There are sooo many things I see kids getting away with that I, only 15 years ago, would have gotten a verbal beating for.

Anyway, aside from that, I have no clue how to talk to kids. I talk to them either like they're adults or like their ten years younger than they really are, even if they're only 5 and they end up looking at me like I'm a moron.

I like dogs and cats. They don't talk back.