judging from this thread you’d think every single child that has ever existed is the devil incarnate
I would make the same decision in that situation, relationships are for happiness not a second full time job.
Also I agree about parents being retards and spoiling their kids, but my parents were pretty strict, there was no such thing as time out, no allowance, and at first sign of defiance I would get separated from my precious belongings, toys, tv videogames, etc… that was annoying as hell but I did what my parents told me, however, peer pressure made me what I am, not my parents.
your parents sound like mine. they can be a pain in the ass but they are pretty effective in the long run. if you werent raised by good parents you’d probably be a hell of a lot worse. [COLOR=‘Black’]this is going quite well, actually
heh, then my parents are in the minority. I wouldn’t have gotten past “don’t do that” stage. My parents don’t believe in time outs. My dad’s altime favorite motto is to “apply the rod of reproof to the seat of understanding.” I learned quickly thanks to them. Thank you Mom and Dad!
I think kids are great! I have three cousins of ages 6/8/10 and a niece who is 12, and I enjoy spending time with them when I can (although I must admit spending a whole week or something will annoy me a bit).
Most people just don’t know how to deal with them… I however do pretty well. If you let yourself be manipulated by a kid then you seriously have some issues. Kids are basically all attention whores, they will do anything to get your attention, and once you learn to deal with that they’re a breeze to be around.
I’ve been left to take care of all 4 of the kids I’ve cited above alone several times and I always have a good time with them, and the house was left intact 
. Actually I think I’m pretty much better at controlling them than their parents themselves (yeah they suck at parenting, hopefully the kids have other influences to be taught from).
I’m also probably better with kids than most people because I’m extremely patient. Excessive noises/whining don’t annoy me a bit.
I lol’d at a few comments in this thread btw. “I’m disgusted that I was once a kid” you people must be joking haha.
Kids are evil… especially kindergartners… they’re a dangerous breed.
EDIT: Yes I’m only 13. I mean kids compared to me. As in 5 year olds.
there are about a dozen parental Habits I see at my workplace that piss me off… (its not the kids)
- to satiate their children, many parents choose the bulkier, harder-to-steer, Kiddy-cart (unofficial name) which causes oh so many headaches…(you wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to pull them fuckers out of a cart corral)
- letting their children ride on the bottom of the bascart (serious safety fail)
- Bringing their kids to the store (especially infants) while they purchase a month’s worth of groceries (these orders take in excess of five or more minutes at the checklane)
- letting their little ones walk around the store unaccompanied.
- Leaving unwanted groceries anywhere when they discover little timmy has grabbed an item they don’t need/want (especially hate this when it happens with temperature sensitive products [produce, dairy, frozen])
yeah, dumbass parents give me a headache at my work… Beginning to wonder why the company discontinued Pepe’s playhouse.
Aren’t you twelve?
@Thread Title: Is the answer “no?”
You’ve been watching too much Recess.
This thread was a rather decent topic of discussion, but a lot of you turned it into your crapping ground.
I am with Jambo and long for the old days.
Oh, and I have three kids myself. 22, 12 and 5.
3 shitty posts doesn’t turn it into a crapping ground catz, saying it is one though is definitely a step towards that.
I honestly can’t see myself having kids, usually kids like me but they get under my skin when dealing with the kinds that have been spoiled by their parents. Also by seeing my habits in Heavy Rain I’d be the best/worst dad ever.
I seem to be some sort of kid-magnet. Kids just swarm me (maybe because I play guitar, dunno), and I can tolerate them to some extent, but they quickly cross the line when they start becoming obnoxious little brats that yell for attention and are just a massive pain in the ass.
In terms of parenting: I don’t want any responsibility over a human life because I’ll probably screw it up (passing on my flaws while creating new flaws on the child), but on the other hand I feel like I would be a better parent that 90% of the parents out there right now.
Everyone thinks they’d be a better parent.
I can stand kids, but not todays ones. They’re evil, and will do everything to drive you insane. Just look at Malcolm in the middle :retard:
Yeah, I dont like you either Acristoff so it is no skin off my nose to disagree with you regarding the actual number of posts I think are stupid.
Regarding kids, for many years I vowed to not have any. I always thought kids were rather selfish brats and difficult to control. Now that I have three, I admit there ARE moments of fun to be had. The hard part is allowing yourself to open up and allow yourself to have their kind of fun rather than your kind of fun.
What? I should open myself up for stink, noise, annoyance and braindead activities?
I like you. :3
The nazis also called every jew fat, greedy, big nosed, and swindling.
Crude steroetypes don’t apply to every member of a group.
And yes, I just compared you to a nazi.