Is it normal to dislike kids?
By shuchikalra
@shuchikalra (30)
India
March 2, 2008 10:40am CST
whenever I see children playing around, laughing, crying or doing nothing at all, I get this icky feeling, At times I feel This is a psychological disorder and now that i'm in my later 20's, I am concerned as to what kind of parent will I make. will I be able to like my own kids (if I manage to have any that is!)?
1 response
@quiltedblessings (1066)
• United States
2 Mar 08
There are two women in my family that felt similar to you. Both of them ended up having kids. Both of them eventually abandoned their children, leaving me to raise one of the kids, and the others with their ex husbands.
I will say this. There is absolutely nothing wrong with not liking kids. No big deal. But, if you end up having kids when you do not like kids, that is terrible, seriously, you will do more damage than you can possibly know. If you should ever discover that you do enjoy kids (maybe it is more that you are afraid of them?) then cool, have a baby. But remember, they are people, and you can't just toss the aside like they are trash.
I am not judging you in any way. Really. I just have watched too many times, people thinking that they have to have kids. This is not true. Heck, I've had enough for 3 or 4 women. So if you do just not like kids, then cool, just don't have any.
