I honestly think I would have made the same decision even if I had been allowed a normal childhood. It is just a part of me, as is my love for the type of animals most people abhor. I would not condemn someone for having kids, but I also will not pretend to be joyful or even interested.
I think forums are a great place to talk about whatever our obsessions are, its easy for people who dont care to just skip that thread. Maybe thats why I am such a forum junkie.
Cataholic, I will think about that. She might be a cute one, but babies and toddlers still make me immensely uncomfortable.
Edit: I JUST read a chapter in "I'm Okay, You're a Brat!" that offered me some helpful insight and changed my thoughts a little bit. Maybe Alikkon's nephew is just obnoxious by nature, and his niece will remain cute. When it comes down to it, there are many many more influences in a child's life than jus tthe parents, and all of those influence how they turn out. Their grandparents, friends, birth order, genetics, what part of the world they live in....they all play a role, so it's not fair to blame the parents.
Some kids are going to be "bad" no matter how wonderful the parents are...and just looking back to the people in my life over the last few years I can think of wonderful people from horrid families, and horrible people from loving families. What an eye-opener...
Does this mean I have to be nice to Alikkon's SIL now?(We've never gotten along, mainly because her son grates my last nerve!) *Chuckles*
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