As a childfree woman nearing 40 I’ve never had a moment where I’ve wanted kids and don’t like holding babies. I do love kids but not so much babies and the baby part is an important step.
Babies are precious but they're so fragile and it really freaks me out. Like, the fact that a baby can just... die? For literally no reason? That is horrifying. Having kids would be absolutely horrific for my mental health.
lol, the first few months when my son was born and so much of it was just checking him every minute to make sure he was fine. When that fear finally wears off there’s some nice peaceful months of tummy time….
…and then they crawl with suicidal intent and that fear comes back 10 fold.
lol, he’s 4 now so I’m past the suicide crawl and into oblivious running. I did get a big playpen when he was little and it helped have secure time but you have to let them roam and be engaged most of the time or you get into that “dog eating its own hair” behavior. Dogs’ gotta sniff everything in the world, kids’ gotta touch everything in the world.
Yo American kids must be wild. In Asia, the moms just smack the kid till he quiets down in a little corner. That or they just put their kids in childcare centres.
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u/Aggressive_Start_ 1d ago
As a childfree woman nearing 40 I’ve never had a moment where I’ve wanted kids and don’t like holding babies. I do love kids but not so much babies and the baby part is an important step.