i’ve found since i started working with kids that i have a lot of patience for them. they’re just little guys with very little control over their lives and they’re still learning everything so i understand when they act out (most of the time.) it’s the parents and adults who should know better that i have no patience for.
2 months ago | 118
I don't wanna have them but I do think we should all be held responsible for all children. Also we don't have the right to be shitty to them.
2 months ago | 190
Exactly as with adults, my level of patience depends on which kids.
2 months ago | 6
I’m a children’s bookseller, and also I have known for most of my life that I don’t want kids. I think kids are amazing and I love working with them (most of the time!) but I also like that our interactions are short and I get to go home to a quiet house. So I absolutely love them and keep them away from me all at once?!! 😅 As for patience - I have a LOT more patience for kids than I do poorly behaved adults. In my experience, kids are pretty cool, they’re curious and sweet, they’re just learning to regulate their emotions. I’ve never had a work day ruined by a child, but I’ve had plenty ruined by their parents and grandparents
2 months ago (edited) | 55
I'm childless by choice, and I think kids are fine. I generally don't want my life to revolve around them, and I do my best to treat them with respect and boundaries where possible.
2 months ago | 4
I don’t want to be around them, but i will never let any kid know that. If I’m around, I want them to be safe and happy
2 months ago | 5
In theory, sure. If they’re quiet, sure. But I’ve never been able to tolerate loud, screaming kids, even when I was the same age.
2 months ago | 2
I'm somewhere between "they're fine" and "not a big fan"
2 months ago | 139
I don't want to have them for a long time yet (or possibly at all) but I respect them as people and think they deserve understanding and patience as they grow. Spending time with kids can be a great reminder that things aren't always as fixed or serious as you think.
2 months ago | 1
I like them from a distance. They’re okay in my book. They’re the future after all 😌
2 months ago | 38
Kids are great, but having your own is very exhausting. They're the most fun when you can give them back to their parents after you hang out with them for awhile (grandpa style).
2 months ago | 76
This poll is not gradiant enough to express my mild discomfort with children.
2 months ago | 1
I'm in the "I hate kids until I actually interact with one then I'm the sweetest person in the room" category
2 months ago | 3
Being a parent was the best decision I’ve ever made! It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done and continue to do and not everyone should be a parent.
2 months ago | 17
Depends on their personality like with every other human being. If they're ok, I like spend time in their company if not, I hate it.
2 months ago | 1
If you want to have children - first at all teach em to never shout on public without need.
2 months ago | 3
I think children are whole people, worth being considered as such and I nevertheless struggle to be around them due to screaming and such which makes my neurodivergent brain hurt haha So there's kids who are great people and all of them deserve a pleasant and rich childhood but i prefer when they're not around me
2 months ago | 1
I find my own capacity for interacting with kids to be extremely conditional. Mainly I think social reproductive labor is drastically underresourced, pushing workers like teachers to rely heavily on one size fits all approaches that don’t necessarily fulfill kids intellectual and emotional needs. In turn, parents or caregivers have to perform more of this labor themselves if they are able to, or more likely resort to distracting their kids with algorithmically-designed activities. Lower caregiver-to-child ratio childcare (honestly any childcare) is a huge luxury in the US, so I think that many people with kids or who work in social reproduction end up stretched thin, and that makes it a lot harder to feel positively toward kids. This is definitely informed by my own experiences working with kids, where having adequate resources and support made a world of difference for my own emotional state. The most negatively I’ve ever felt towards kids in my life was working as a camp counselor with a ratio of like 1 counselor to 30 kids. But when I’m with a small group or just one it can be a totally different story, not to mention much better for the kids
2 months ago | 17
An annoying/egoistic/misbehaved/entitled kid is almost always a product of annoying/egoistic/misbehaved/entitled parents. I’m usually more bothered by them than their offspring (who are too young to know better).
2 months ago | 7
Alice Cappelle
Quick poll for my next video, do you have patience for kids?
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