Do you like other peoples kids....

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Anonymous wrote:I adore babies.
I am very judgmental of other people's pushy and entitled kids when they're past 8 y/o or so. The pushback, bargaining, or outright smiling defiance on grownup's rules? Keep that for your own house. That also makes me suspicious of my relationship with the parents - what kind of shit do their parents talk about me at home for the kid to believe they don't need to respect me in mine?

You are internalizing way too much. They are not talking about you at all at home. The kids you are taking about do this to everyone (until it’s nipped in the bud), not just you.

To answer OP’s question, I love most kids. Some of them are really annoying.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. I wasn't able to read the PPs, but I think the vast majority of people do.

I don't always approve of their behavior, of course, but I still like them as people.

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Birth to 8 yrs is my favorite of all time. And I love toddlers because they are cuteness personified.

I think I have been very lucky to have really great kids in my life. Also, I haven't had to ever deal with kids who have behavioral problem.

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I only like my relatives, friends' kids, and my kids' friends. I do not care for random babies/toddlers/kids etc.

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I love babies and kids. I get that sometimes they cry or throw tantrums or behave selfishly, they are still learning how to be people.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you like other people kids... or just your own?

If they are well mannered and not brats. Far too many children today are not taught manners.

[Anonymous]

Some yes, most no. My kids are preschoolers.

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Anonymous wrote:At certain ages. I am not into babies the way some people are (adored my own, just not that interested in others). But I really enjoy the 3/4 to about 8 age. And I really like a lot of teens once they’ve worked through the bulk of their adolescence, as well. Puberty, though... ugh. I have a ton of empathy for kids in puberty but I’m not excited to be around them. Brings back sooooo many awkward memories.

I’ll never understand random baby obsession though. I was worried I wouldn’t make a good mom specifically because most babies do nothing for me. I though I was missing some maternal gene or something. But it’s totally different when it’s your baby. I finally got what the fuss was about. But I’m STILL not into other people’s babies. They don’t do anything! I don’t even find them that cute. 4 year olds are definitely cuter, plus they are funny and interesting too.

Ha ha this is how I felt. I'd watch my colleagues swarm around another colleague with a baby and not really get it. Fortunately my baby is the cutest ever! Haven't been a mom long enough to see if it shifts how I am/feel around babies. I was good with the elementary age kid crowd though although feelings still fairly neutral.

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Most kids? Yes.

A few kids? No.

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I like other people's kids if my kids like them. Otherwise I am indifferent towards them.

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I only like the few kids my kids have been friends with for years.

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I love kids and babies and even teenagers. Sure, there are some I don’t like as much as others but in general I like ages 0-18 better than I like most adults.