Originally posted by aly
There could be worse things in the world. What if they didn't care about their kids at all? That would be MUCH worse than caring so much to talk about them all the time.

We all have things we are proud of. I love my pets and drive people nuts talking about them nonstop. But that is who I am. I know if I ever had a baby, I would love the baby so much that I would constantly talk about him/her. Its a beautiful thing. I am glad that people enjoy it.
Ok this speaks volumes to me - have you ever noticed that people either take one extreme or the other on this issue? It's either they don't care at all, or their overcaring to the point of obsessiveness, and the kid is the center pin of their universe.

These type of parents can't talk about, think about, or comprehend anything else. It's all about the kid. The kid this the kid that. It's NOT healthy! This is what is causing the kids today to have their distinctive superiority complex.

I have NO problem with the parents that are REASONABLE about their kids. It's the obsessive ones that bother me. I don't go around talking about my pets all the time either, and like WolfChan, I censor what I say around people whom I know do not like reptiles.