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Bored Panda contacted the author of the post (who wanted to remain anonymous) to learn more about what inspired them to create it in the first place. "I think I was talking to a child-free friend about working from home during lockdown and how my husband and I found it quite challenging since the day care (which we usually use) was not an option and taking care of a 2-year-old is a full-time job as is, let alone when you have your 9-to-5 job with it," they said.

I was getting a passport for my 3-week-old daughter, and the worker said I needed to sit her up on her own, then when I told him she couldn't, he stormed off to get a manager.

ihaveabobbybaby , Kelly Sikkema Report

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Toujin C'Thlu 3 years ago

I really hope the manager chewed this guy out

130points

"She was completely shocked since she wasn't even thinking about it that way. She enjoyed working from home and was able to organize her time well, while using this whole lockdown thing to catch up on all the books she never had time to read. Then I was shocked," they added, jokingly. "It just became clear to me how our conceptions differ depending on our life choices, and I instantly remembered unsolicited pieces of advice about parenting (not from this friend), as well as some benevolent comments which clearly show how parenting really isn't one of those things you can have a preview of."

This one was from my ex who I should have know would be a terrible parent.

In the hospital, I just had a baby and was struggling to breast feed. I went to the washroom and when I came out my ex was feeding my newborn applesauce. FREAKING APPLESAUCE. She was only hours old and 4 weeks premature.

Also he told me that I needed to wait for my 5 month old to calm down and self sooth before I fed her her bottle because when a baby cries when they are hungry that’s how they manipulate the parents.

God I hate him.

Life_with_lemonz , Solen Feyissa Report

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211points

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Toujin C'Thlu 3 years ago

I'm wondering what kind of scary childhood this guy had if he thinks a 5 month old is capable of manipulation.

129points

Naturally, the author of the post also had misconceptions about parenting when they were child-free. At least for the newborn stage. "I didn't know babies needed to learn basically everything. Like, I thought breastfeeding comes to them naturally, meaning it's not challenging for a mom at all. Then I had my daughter who literally needed to learn how to suckle."

"When I first heard about babies 'rolling onto their tummies', I didn't know that was something they needed to learn. Of course, I know they won't be able to sit, crawl, etc., but I never thought that turning your body is something that's acquired. There were many misconceptions," they explained. "I learned they weren't the case at all by having my baby."

When we were working on our baby registry, my husband couldn't understand the need for a stroller, saying, 'I'll just carry the babies.' What makes it even funnier is that we were having twins!

bobafettwheremc , 66150062xws Report

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210points

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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago

Misguided but sweet. ☺

88points

The Reddit user wasn't expecting that the post would get so much attention. "I didn't have the time to read all of the replies but I had more than a few good laughs and I also learned that us parents need to be there for each other. It's hard for others to understand [what we're going through], so judging each other is really counter-productive. Also, even though I've started my post by stating that it shouldn't be about how child-free people were rude (just clueless), I have received a couple of really ill-meaning comments where parents saw judgment regardless of the fact that there probably wasn't any."

I guess the bottom line is that people who had huge misconceptions about parenting expanded their horizons. And gave the Internet a good laugh. That's a win-win in my book.

I was working from home with a 6-month-old, and it was hard trying to have conference calls and entertain her at the same time. Well, my husband said, 'Don't worry — it'll get easier when she's around 12 months old, when you can just sit her down for an hour or two with a coloring book.'

ada_grace_1010 , Charles Deluvio Report

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185points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

This should get double points for not being said by a child-free person.

138points

When I went on maternity leave with my third kid, my boss said, 'Enjoy your vacation.'

creaturecoat , Cparks Report

Final score:

183points

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Panda Kicki 3 years ago (edited)

Not completely wrong. In Sweden we have 480 days paid parental leave per kid and many save some months to go on vacation with them later. I have been on several vactions with my 3 kids while on parental leave.

58points

Once, my child-free friend asked me if my 18-month-old would sleep in the next morning because it was Saturday. I laughed so hard!

bakocon , Pixabay Report

Final score:

177points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

What's a sleep in lol.

54points

Recently, we were visiting our friends — who are child-free by choice — and they really love my kid. When they heard my kid was into puzzles, they brought her a 1,000-piece one! She's 3 years old.

Dosed123 , Markus Spiske Report

Final score:

157points

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Stormi Silengo 3 years ago

Well better get her started

97points

When I was pregnant, one day I realized my baby hadn't moved as much as usual, so I told my friend I might need to go get checked. She replied, 'Can't you just tell the baby to move with your mind?'

Minxmallow , Candid_Shots Report

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151points

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Panda Kicki 3 years ago

Mind dont work, but you can try a big glass of cold water.

78points

#10

I foolishly thought I'd have all this free time during maternity leave, and I actually suggested to my husband that it would be the perfect time for us to get a puppy because I'd have time to train it!

Chapnau , Alekon pictures Report

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146points

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Panda Kicki 3 years ago

Sweet summer child...

73points

Ginger_feline0311 , distelAPPArath Report

#11

I was pregnant at the time and working in a kitchen. My general manager caught me sitting down while prepping some potatoes for service and said "It must be nice to get to laze around whenever you want". It took all of my will to not say something snarky. He did get fired 3 weeks later for a non related incident. Karma is a b**ch.

Final score:

143points

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Kirsten Kerkhof 3 years ago

Those incredibly dirty hands are a bit weird IMO ...

45points

#12

My favorite is always, 'Just sleep when the baby sleeps.'

katykat97 , Free-Photos Report

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136points

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Panda Kicki 3 years ago

Can work with the first kid if you are lucky.

59points

#13

A thing I said before I had kids. "I feel like parenting is easier than most people make it out to be." Said to my old boss with 2 kids. She laughed so hard she almost peed herself and then put that quote on her bulletin board to remind me when I had kids.

Scotchula , pixabay Report

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134points

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Wendillon 3 years ago

Sometimes it is, most of the times it's not. All depends on who the 'people' are that you're talking to.

26points

#14

We took our baby to a wedding when she was 2 months old, and they had a place setting at the table for her — complete with a full set of metal cutlery and a highchair!

whoevenc4res , Shutterbug75 Report

Final score:

131points

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WillemPenn 3 years ago

Um, unless the newlyweds cooked and served the meal, this is more on the caterers.

106points

#15

30 Parents Share The Hilariously Wrong Things They've Heard From Child-Free People My sister visited once and scolded me for letting my children take our couch cushions off the couch to make a fort. That's the last thing I was worried about with three kids under 7 years old!

momhh434444 , willholmes Report

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116points

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N G 3 years ago

What exactly should she worry about regarding a sofa fort? What business is it of sisters? I could understand if it was sister's sofa, but it's not, so, mind your own beeswax!

40points

Amelia Langley 3 years ago

exactly!

3points

LivingTheDream 3 years ago

Wait..... there is NO age limit for couch forts!! I'm over 50 and will still crawl into one if I see it :)

7points

Uncommon Boston Premium 3 years ago

Do not tell me how to raise my children. Would you like a stern lecture on why he is permitted to do (insert activity) ? There are always reasons. Playing in the mud is learning about different materials. How does it feel? Smell? Can it hold a shape? And I could go on. We had a hose, bathtub, and washing machine to take care of the mess. A child is always learning, safety is important, but not much else

7points

Lorelai Purvis 3 years ago

umm... but forts are fun... -an 11 year old

5points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Agreed-from a 34 year old :D

7points

Edgar Rops 3 years ago

What kind of cruel, evil person could say say something like that? Pillow firts are a natural stage of childhood, almost a rite of passage.

3points

matthew owen 3 years ago

Miserable cow. I would've dived in there with them!

3points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

We used to do that with my brother A LOT!! Actually the main purpose of the couch cushions was to build a fort when we were little!!! It's a great game!

3points

Colleen Garland 3 years ago

Anything that amuses them is great.

2points

Terilee Bruyere 3 years ago

My sister once told me that I should let my son (he was 5 at the time and in diapers) to let him stay at her house for a weekend and she would have him potty trained. He, and his younger sister, have a neuro issue with their bowels/bladder. The 'I have to go' signal just doesn't work. I told her she should suggest that to the specialists that he had been seeing at the time. But, at least neither of my munchkins are bed wetters, so there's that. Isn't family grand?

1point

NWB 3 years ago

kids love forts and cubbies!!!! keeps them so entertained!

1point

Computernaut 3 years ago

Three kids under 7? Yikes. To be fair though, now that I think about it, my mom actually had 6 kids under 7 for about 4 months... That feels weird even for me to say.

1point

Catharina Geerts 2 months ago

my sisters an I were allowed to do that, when we had a sofa with big square cushions. Great fun! We also plaid "trains" with them and what not. Child's fantasy is great at that age (6 and under)

0points

Robert Robi Z 3 years ago

We all made forts with cushions when being kids!

0points

Ileana Andreea Drop 3 years ago

I used not the sofa, but the baby bed we still had for some time, when i was young. Cover it with a blanket and it was the perfect tent

0points

Sandra Givens 3 years ago

Eh, my grandmother, who kept a very neat house, was fine with us making a fort out of the couch cushions and a sheet she would give us. We sometimes did this on rainy days, and she would serve our bologna and cheese sandwich lunch in the tent.

0points

Mark Kelly 3 years ago

pfft who is she to tell her sister what can be done with her own stuff?

0points

Maya 3 years ago

My brothers always making forts and pushing the couch around and its the most annoying thing ever. For the past month or so, he has had a giant pile of toys behind the couch and he will randomly go there and start playing really loudly when im trying to watch tv or sum. He won't even let anyone clean up after him.

0points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

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Wendillon 3 years ago

It's her sister...sisters scold about everything. That's part of the whole sibling thing. You're being very judgmental about someone you've only heard one sentence about.

18points

#16

One of my relatives was always getting offended when she would call my baby to come to her and always get offended that the baby was ignoring her. The baby was 10mo., barely started walking at that point. I told my relative, "she barely knows that she is a person and has legs, she's not exactly choosing where she is stumbling to."

anjubsm , adhadimohd Report

Final score:

114points

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Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

I hope that relative never has kids. Or even pets. Sounds like those morons who have kids/pets and expect them to fix their self-esteem issues.

40points

#17

My favorite is always when people say, 'When we have kids, it won’t change our lifestyle at all. We will just bring the kids wherever we go!'

Daddywags42 , icsilviu Report

Final score:

108points

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Anna Linkowska 3 years ago

Well that actually worked for me so it depends on the kid and Your lifestyle.

101points

#18

I wish it was as humorous as a lot of the stuff I’m seeing but I have been told by far too many people (mostly without kids but a few with) that because I had an emergency cesarean I didn’t really give birth. It’s usually overly joking but still annoying as hell

Gl0ri0usTr4sh , neildodhia Report

Final score:

108points

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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

My sister had an emergency caesarean because it was that or THE KID DIES. Which just makes this even more offensive. (My nephew came out just fine and is a strong and healthy toddler now, if anyone's wondering. Kiddo was just too damn big to be born the other way).

43points

#19

My friends used to hit me up at like 7:00 at night, asking me to come out that night — and then they'd be shocked that I couldn't just 'get someone to watch the baby!'

kay37892 , JFGagnonPhotograhie Report

Final score:

100points

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Amy Pattie 3 years ago

Are we saying that you don’t keep an adult teen in your spare room all week for the occasion?

55points

#20

My 22 year old brother telling me that instead of nursing my baby while we are together because it weirds him out, I can pump enough beforehand and feed bottles and then baby will be good all day. I explained that if I miss a nursing session then I would be really uncomfortable and have to pump during that time anyways so I usually only pump when I'm away from my baby. Sorry kid

Antibodysnatcher , Ben_Kerckx Report

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96points

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Julie moreau quilliou 3 years ago

moron

38points

ProudBoomer , Victoria_Borodinova Victoria_Borodinova Report

#21

My wife and I told her parents that "We trained our dogs really well, kids can't be that much harder..."

18 years later I've got good kids, but the dogs need attention.

Final score:

90points

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NanniBadcrumble 3 years ago

The kids were easy to 'train' my dog on the other hand..... it's a battle of wits and I appear to be losing lol

9points

#22

I could never understand why parents had to plan around their baby's nap. Well, fast-forward five years and two children later, and I now know that if you don't, all hell will break loose halfway through your 'fun' outing!

mmathis00 , Tim Bish Report

Final score:

83points

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Panda Kicki 3 years ago

Never planned anything around naps. They just sleep when tired, in the carrier, nearest sofa or lap. Depends on the kids and the training I guess.

15points

#23

My mate thought it was genuinely OK to pop out for a bit whilst your baby was having a nap. I think her example was going out for a meal.

rsjf89 , Kevin Keith Report

Final score:

79points

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Bettie-Jean Neal 3 years ago

I had a friend who's husband used to do that. He worked from home several days/week and would put the baby down for a nap and then go out and get a haircut. I told her that if the baby woke and the neighbors heard it crying for an extended period of time and called the cops, they'd have the baby taken away. She thought it was ok for him to do that. He, obviously, thought it was fine as well. Morons.

64points

#24

Someone I know suggested doing using maternity leave to do your masters.

Ninotchk , Alexandra Fuller Report

Final score:

78points

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Anne 3 years ago

Sure. If you are not pregnant and not adopted a child. Those four months would be a perfect time for that. I doubt.. you will get maternity leave for a masters.. but.. hey.. try!

19points

#25

My husband thought kids start talking at around 3 months, and he joyfully asked our friend whether her 4-month-old was already saying something funny!

Dosed123 , Shalev Cohen Report

Final score:

76points

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MarcAngelina Alcober 3 years ago

@Javiera Gotelli- you are seriously unhappy in your life- all of your comments in this thread are straight disrespectful and or in poor judgmental taste. I hope one day you can find some happiness- because the way you must be living is not living at all. Someone really needs to give you a hug.

6points

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#26

When I was pregnant and picking out a bouncer, my husband said, 'Is this really necessary? Why can't we just put the baby in a chair?'

Trepidatious681 , osseous Report

Final score:

74points

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Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

They meant a bouncer for the door, to check the baby’s ID.

65points

#27

When I had my son, the first child from that generation, my cousin straight up asked, "are his eyes open yet?" Like I had a kitten instead

Recycledineffigy , Peter Oslanec Report

Final score:

74points

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Laura Mende 3 years ago

Fair enough, Babies are used to close their eyes a lot. Took 3 days to see my nieces wonderful blue eyes!

35points

#28

We were convinced that having a baby would have no significant impact on our ability to do things. So at seven weeks old when we got a message a relative was in our city for one night we said "sure we'd love to meet for dinner" and commited to a one hour train journey in each direction and dinner.

We got home at ten pm exhausted and saying "never again". The meal was wonderful but the trip home was exhausting

BeardedBaldMan , Octav Cado Report

Final score:

71points

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Uncommon Boston Premium 3 years ago

There is a learning curve. When dating my ex husband, often he wanted my son to join us. When out to eat, he entertained my son -- like taking him to watch the lobsters -- my son adored him and loved the attention. Realistic expectations. He would order whatever my son wanted, within reason. Sometimes it was a plate of grated cheese. Happy child = peaceful dinner - usually.

28points

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#29

At 32 weeks pregnant I had the nursery complete and set up. All one could ever need to provide good care for a baby was in there.

Childless people around me: 'Oh, so early? Now you'll have to wait so long for the baby! What will you be doing in the meantime?

I got hospitalised at 33 weeks for being in labour

Missa1exandria , Aditya Romansa Report

Final score:

71points

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Ozacoter 3 years ago

Also who wants to mount furniture and decorate when they are 9months pregnant?

63points

#30

I had to call in to my last job because my 4 year old was sick. My boss asked if I could just get someone else to watch her. As if someone else would be willing to take off work, risk getting sick, not to mention- I'm her mother, I'm the one people call to take care of MY child when she's sick. I just told him no after a confused pause. My current job is sooo much better about this. I was frustrated at the time, but now I think it's just silly.

Ashley777 , engin akyurt Report

Final score:

71points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

In my country parents have additional few vacation days per year for stuff like this. I believe they can be taken without any notice, too.

32points

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#31

We've been locked down since March (high risk area and shielding) with most friends and family in another country, so I nominate all the people who have (very sweetly and well-meaningly) told me that they hope I'm getting plenty of support over Zoom/suggested I do online baby classes/etc.

My daughter was 3 months old when COVID hit, she's just turned one now, and man she haaaaaaates teleconferencing in all its forms. If Mr Pell or I are talking to a computer or phone, she perceives it as us ignoring her and cries, screams or tries to grab the device and hang it up. All the friends and family who've Zoomed or Skyped with us don't really get that at all times during the conversation, one of us is frantically trying to placate the baby with toys, snacks, bouncing etc while the other one talks. It's completely exhausting and all three of us have come to hate it so much, it's the literal opposite of comforting or supporting.

Blargh, I think I needed to get that off my chest!

Elsa_Pell , Vlynn Report

Final score:

29points

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Not Proud British 3 years ago

Can I add to that? I wfh and most of my dad is filled with Zoom meetings. Then family and friends get arsey that I don't want to sign into my work account to do more zoom meetings with them in the evenings and at weekends. They think I should be grateful for the company....

6points

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#32

My ignorant ass to all women going on maternity leave: "So are you going to work from home and watch the baby?" HAHAHAHAHAA DUMB ME

monkeyfeets , Standsome Report

Final score:

29points

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Ewelina Jezierska 3 years ago

I actually did. I'm a freelancer and got around half my revenue during maternity. Now I keep wondering why I did it, it was such a nightmare

6points

#33

people who think parents should have some magical ability to prevent babies from crying on planes.

GerundQueen , Steven Thompson Report

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26points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

On the flip side: please don't call people who are annoyed by children's crying on plane assholes. I have compassion for the parent, I don't judge them, I know they likely feel worse than I do... but I can't help being annoyed anymore than you can stop the kid from crying.

70points

#34

"oh...why don't you time your daughter's feeding?!like just feed her at certain times I saw people did it in my family.then you can come to a coffeeshop with us and hang out."

FYI

My daughter was 3 months old at the time. Coffee shops in my country are not restrictive on smoking. And my daughter has allergies.

Yeah...that one actually made me mad.

mommy1395 , hessam nabavi Report

Final score:

23points

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

I wish I could time MY feeding so I don't eat all the time during lockdown🙄

9points

#35

When I was pregnant with my first, my husband was talking about how I'd have so much time to devote to hobbies while I was off on mat leave. Newborns just eat every 3 hours and sleep the rest of the time right?? I was not convinced that was true, but couldn't really articulate what exactly would fill up all my time. She ended up being very needy and colicky for the first 3 months and I maybe got to shower every 2 or 3 days and that was about the extent of my free time. Also, for the first 2 weeks she was having latching issues and had jaundice so we were on a strict every 2 hour breastfeed, pump, feed pumped milk, wash pump parts, start again approx 45 mins later schedule. She is 2.5 and I still sometimes remind him how dumb we were pre-baby haha!

GREAT_SCOTCH , Nathan Dumlao Report

Final score:

23points

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

I get angry with people that think maternity leave is vacation and I don't even have kids

8points

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#36

A childless friend couldn't understand why my 2 year old wasn't wearing any clothes in the house. "Isn't he cold? Why don't you just dress him?" .... he will be undressed again within 60 seconds there is absolutely no point in dressing him.

She also said, rather hilariously, "once he falls off the table once, he'll stop climbing up there"

jessipoo451 , adtkedia Report

Final score:

21points

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Anarchy (they/them) 3 years ago (edited)

Well she's not wrong I guess they won't do it again but they could get seriously hurt the first time so that's not a good idea

15points

#37

"It'll be fun, you can just get a babysitter!"

Yeah, let me get right on finding a babysitter on 3 hours notice so I can leave my bottle-refusnik 2 month old baby to come to a concert that starts at 11pm.

InannasPocket , Kevin Gent Report

Final score:

20points

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DogMom 3 years ago

I’m childless and still can’t see myself going to a concert that starts at 11

8points

#38

I always love it when people suggest something that boils down to “just try and reason with them”. I’m like, there’s no point in trying to make any kind of rational argument with a young kid, especially one that is in the middle of a tantrum. Kids have big emotions over things that to an adult seem silly, but to them, it’s huge.

You gotta wait it out. They’ll tire themselves out and when they do, you can have a little chat with them and ask them “do you think that was an appropriate level of anger because there was less ketchup on your hot dog than your brother’s?”

gaychitect , Alexander Dummer Report

Final score:

20points

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

Works for adults too😂😂😂

2points

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#39

All the people who equate having a child, and caring for that child, to having a pet.

No. This tiny human is not just like your dog/cat/whathaveyou. Please stop.

EpicalClay , masterstudio Report

Final score:

20points

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WillemPenn 3 years ago

To all the smug parents out there who make this hateful comment, no, we pet parents do not think our fur babies are like human kids. You do not know what our emotional attachment to them is. Don't assume that just bc you are cold towards your pet that we have your same level of detachment. Also, we know our fur kids are different than your kids -- ours are nicer and better behaved.

43points

#40

I’ve had waiters offer to get my infant a kid’s meal. That was pretty funny.

whycantisayfork , tookapic Report

Final score:

19points

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Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

That's just being polite. Would you rather they ignore your little beast?

24points

#41

My FILs girlfriend (no bio kids) asked me when I'm going to put my son on bottle (formula) when he was around 10 months old. When I said I wasn't and that I planned to continue breastfeeding until he was at least 2, she asked me if there's anything still in there

lioness0129 , Lucy Wolski Report

Final score:

17points

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NMN 3 years ago

A reminder that between 6 and 8 mo you have to start introducing other food, aside from breastmilk, which should continue til 2y at least, along with the other food. All I say is based on actual research studies in child nutrition and development, not parenting guides (that are culturally biased)

16points

#42

I foolishly thought I'd have all this free time during my mat leave year with my first child, and at one point even suggested to my husband that if we were ever to get a puppy, that would be the time because I'd be home to train it! (I've never owned a dog, so this was a double whammy of child and canine blissful ignorance.)

Chapnau , elizadean Report

Final score:

16points

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Troux 3 years ago

I want that adorable drink!

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#43

Before I had kids, I told my boss — who was a mother of two — 'I feel like parenting is easier than most people make it out to be.'

Scotchula , Standsome Worklifestyle Report

Final score:

14points

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Andy Acceber 3 years ago

This one is in the list twice.

2points

#44

When I was pregnant with our first, my husband genuinely didn’t know that newborns don’t follow an adult eating schedule (3 meals a day at set times).

My child free boss complained to me that she was soooooo tired because she went to a concert the night before and didn’t get to bed until midnight. I was 8 months postpartum and hadn’t had a full night’s sleep since 2nd trimester. It’s funny now, but at the time I had to just walk away before I pushed her down the stairs.

I myself once had aspirations to only have wooden “creative” toys for my kids, no plastic and nothing requiring batteries. You can guess how long that lasted.

elviebird , Helena Lopes Report

Final score:

14points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

Oh, gatekeeping tiredness, cool! Because only parents are ever allowed to be tired.

19points

#45

Before we had kids, my husband and I were watching Mad Men and I laughed shocked at the scene where Betty is holding their newborn in the front seat of a car being driven home from the hospital post-delivery. I had to explain what was wrong with that picture. My husband asked, “do they even make car seats for babies that small?” We have learned so, so much from our two kids.

Schnookumpuss , Shalev Cohen Report

Final score:

14points

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

That series is set in the 1960s before the introduction of baby capsules and car seats for older kids were primative compared to those in use today. In some places even seatbelts were not yet compulsory and most cars had bench seats in front that seated 3 people.

15points

#46

When my oldest was a few months old and I was a SAHM, I had a well-meaning friend ask, “What does that entail?”. Or my mother, when I complained about my son liking to climb up on the kitchen table: “You didn’t do that because I had rules”.

maggiemazz29 , Troy T Report

Final score:

10points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

Honest question: what's wrong with the first part of this?

27points

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Vera 3 years ago

I am childfree, but my entire life I've been hearing from relatives and random strangers that I should totally have a child. When I point out the difficulties of pregnancy, birth and the actual raising of such, they normally respond in a rather dismissive way. Having kids is like a dead-end trap, once you are there you try to lure others in.

40points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

I've never tried to lure others in to having children they don't want or aren't ready for. My only child (daughter) doesn't want kids. I'm fine with that. It's her life to live, not mine, and she doesn't "owe" me grandkids. Would I like to have grandkids? Absolutely! But not at the expense of my daughter's happiness. My choice to give her life doesn't entitle me to run her life.

28points

Doubleheader 3 years ago

Yep, exactly. Some of these people honestly sound resentful of childless people, and so they keep trying to force their hardships onto others. Having a child is a lot of work. At most I will be good with helping to take care of my nephew.

10points

Aliquid A 3 years ago

I couldn't be happier about being a parent, but I certainly don't want everyone to be a parent. If someone doesn't want to be a parent, then that's the best choice for them and for the potential child. Nothing worse than a child having parents that regret their birth.

7points

Dilly Millandry 3 years ago

Childfree and Loving It! By Nicki Defago includes feedback from parents who had children and regretted it She asked for feedback and got nothing and then made it anonymous because it's seen as wrong for people to admit that having children hasn't worked out for them. It isn't about not loving their children either. Not everyone ends up thinking it was the best thing they ever did.

5points

Hans 3 years ago

I understand what you perceive, but I do not support the generalisation. And I find it somewhat saddening that you perceive children not as a choice but as a "trap". Having children was the best decision of my life, and I like to emphasize how the positive experiences and the love by far outweight any hardships. But why would I "lure" others into having children? Why would anyone do it? It is probably the most personal decision that someone should take, as it is a decision for life in the true sense of the word.

4points

Sentinel 3 years ago

Couldnt agree more. Will u be on call to raise my child when i need u to?

1point

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

How is it a dead end trap?

0points

Seabeast 3 years ago

The sibling that kept telling me I should get married and have kids was the same one that had a shotgun wedding at age 18. I guess misery loves company?

0points

BonnieBlueButler 3 years ago

Yes!

0points

Stille20 3 years ago

This could easily have been a post called, "misconceptions people have before kids". Instead the title is a snarky "child free people", which sets up a negative dynamic. Child free people can be a ally if you don't talk to them like they are an idiot for not knowing something

31points

I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago

Agree. I hate being treated like an idiot bc I don't know what f*****g size a two-year old wears or whether it's ok to give a 3 yo a 1000 pc puzzle (yep that post pissed me off). It's a gift, don't go bitching about it on the internet or go all dismissive and patronizing

10points

Lexi Mitchell 3 years ago

A lot of them weren’t even from child-free people anyway!

4points

Emily Raskauskas 3 years ago

That's what I was going to say. I don't like the title either. I spent 4 years studying child development in college so I damn well know things like 3-month-olds don't talk even though I don't have my own children.

2points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Is it me or a lot of the fathers do not seem to have prepared at all for pregnancy or their child and have no idea about childrearing? Its sad how women are still expected to deal with it alone in most families.

13points

Keia Hinton 3 years ago

In my experience, women glean a little information about pregnancy & childbirth during their teen and adult years from other moms, while men avoid this info like the plague until they have a kid.

3points

Dark Pearl 3 years ago

If you are so bloody stressed about your rugrats, then next time you get busy, use contraception! It's not like you didn't know about contraception, you fools!

12points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Yeah. They chose to have kids and then whine about them all day long. Also a lot of parents attack childfree people for not wanting them. I guess that we deserve to suffer because they do.

9points

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

Birth control doesn't always work. And many of them have terrible side effects.

0points

Viviane 3 years ago

Dark Pearl, that's exactly what I told my parents: "You have no right to complain raising kids! You should have used contraceptives!"

0points

Enea 3 years ago

This is a post about kids and parents, so if you can't deal with the subject, stay away from the post rather than get all defensive and abusive. The level of hate against anything to do with kids in the comments section of Bored Panda is really hard to take.

-1point

Jenny Rose 3 years ago

Your bloody parents surely said the same about you, jolly well good and wanker and all that rot.

-3points

E A M 3 years ago

Having a child is a choice. Don't complain about how difficult it is, how tired you are or how the childless "don't understand". You brought this on yourself. If someone who doesn't have children or has no experience with children and makes an ignorant comment. Inform them, kindly, and don't shame them. Some of these examples are only ridiculous if you are a parent.

10points

Monica Pryts 3 years ago

So we're never allowed to complain? We have to pretend it's perfect?

0points

Aria Whitaker 3 years ago (edited)

Hmmm...so if your child in university comes to you stressed, overwhelmed and saddened by how much work they have in school and need some support, you will just let them know that they should not "complain about how difficult it is, how tired you are" and that "You brought this on yourself" by making the CHOICE to go to college, right? RIGHT? God forbid some people make choices that are difficult and need support or an outlet, huh? How about YOU kindly "dont shame" people who had the audacity to....gasp....start a family!! How dare they, I know...but realize we would not be on this planet very long if everyone hated children and did not have any, like it or not.

0points

Jenny Rose 3 years ago

Wow I'll bet you're a nice empathetic person😄

-1point

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

Reading about parents say/ask these moronic stuff about their own children just proves that there should be a basic skill test for people who want to have kids... There are enough idiots in the world, and now they're raising future idiots.

9points

Wendillon 3 years ago

Breeding license...that might solve a lot of issues.

2points

Iggy 3 years ago (edited)

Although many of these are bat-excrement, for the less crazy ones, did these people know all this before they had kids themselves?

7points

Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

So this is about childless people, not childfree. Childfree = doesn’t have and doesn’t want kids, childless = doesn’t have kids, but wants them in the future. BIG difference. Also, most childfree people know how it works VERY well, which is why we never want kids.

6points

Viviane 3 years ago

Probably the dumbest s**t I ever heard: my uncle (lives in Paris) asked my mother (lives in Canada and has four kids): "If I had a child, would you raise it for me?"

5points

Dilly Millandry 3 years ago

My grandfather handed off one of his children to his brother and walked away. This was after his wife and other child had died. He moved to another location, met a new woman and started again. We only found out about the other part of the family in recent years. Not judging him - I expect he was devastated and the other child was at least cared for by family who loved her.

7points

Franc Esca 3 years ago

Eh some usual parent snobbery in the posts.. so many people act like they weren't a "real person" before they had kids

4points

BonnieBlueButler 3 years ago

I'm sick of people bitching about how hard it is to be a parent, how expensive it is, how tired they are. It's a choice...especially when you have more than one. Ladies and gentlemen...meet Trojans.

3points

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

You know condoms don't always work, right?

0points

serato 3 years ago

so many funny situations described here (me: no kids) but they obviously are hilarious (and sometimes painful) for the parents involved

3points

T J 3 years ago

When folks would ask why I didn't settle down, get married and have kids I would always say I didn't want to share my toys. Really I did not mature enough until I was in my late forties and by then it was to late. My dad was 53 when I was born and died at 68. I do not regret not having children.

2points

Chris Comry 3 years ago

Parents need to effing relax. If you get a gist from someone that is too advanced for you're special little treasure, just keep it until they're old enough. That's it. Just say thank you and go back to thinking you're little snow flake is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

1point

Botox 3 years ago

I was filling up my paperwork and HR-manager said that according to her papers I made a mistake in child's birthday. And she also asked am I sure... no, woman, of course you know better. 🙄

1point

Carrot dude 3 years ago (edited)

Okay, I know BP is very anti-children (or anti-parents-ever-talking-about-children at least) but can you just sit down for a minute? This post was just about the stupid things that people have thought about parenting, which I thought was pretty inoffensive. Why is everyone getting so mad about people sharing parts of their lives? The argument that, just because people have kids, they're never allowed to complain or be stressed about them is horrible and inhumane. If this article was so annoying to you, don't read it! If you're a child-free person who doesn't care about parenting or kids, don't read it! It's that easy.

1point

NMN 3 years ago

Yeah. I advocate for total freedom from being pushed into having kids or annoyed by ppl questioning one's decision about not having kids. I also hate when ppl brush aside the emotional connection someone might have with their pets. But here I saw the true faces of some in those situations, that are completely unable to put themselves in other's shoes, they are behaving exactly like the ones they complain about, generalistic and dismissive of other's emotional connections. Entitled and full of themselves, pseudo mind readers

5points

Damon Tripodi 3 years ago

Shaming people for being ignorant on particular subjects...

1point

Keia Hinton 3 years ago

every single boss who calls maternity leave a "vacation" should be shamed.

4points

Okiedokie 3 years ago (edited)

I know this post was supposed to be funny but the hate slinging in the comments just ruins it. It would honestly be great [imo] to just stop with any posts regarding kids at all bc the divisiveness is toxic at this point. [yes I know that won’t happen, it’s just discouraging how much we hate each other].

0points

bi panda 3 years ago

I really want a baby I can't wait!(but I also can cuz I am waaaaaaaaay to young)

0points

Liz 3 years ago

So who stole from whom? This is literally the exact same post on buzzfeed...down to the main thumbnail image???

0points

Cathy Jo Baker 3 years ago

Some of this stuff is common sense, yet other items... if you don't have kids, how are you supposed to know?

-1point

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

all the anti baby people here, A) why did you even read this, and B) no one complains day in and day out, you are taking one example someone throws on the internet out of an 18 year commitment and taking it as gospel. Give me a break. There are good times and there are bad times. And all you anti baby people, if you don't have kids you don't get to have an opinion on the stress it may or may not put on someone. Not everyone knows exactly what's entailed. When I had my first one, no one told me about colic. No one told me about power shitting across the room lol. But you learn and you move on. but to chastise those having kids and being tired or frustrated, you have no idea. But the good (for me) far outweighed any bad.

-1point

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Believe us people pester us all the time for not having kids, specially as a woman. My mil wouldnt stop asking me for years until I told her that my illneses make me basically infertile. My ebtire family doesnt respect my decision (they dont know about the infertility) and treat me as if I am a monster for not wanting then. I had a gyn shouting at me for not wanting kids "what about your husband?!". My last three gyns refuse to give me a hysterectomy that I need for medical reasons "because you will change your mind". The last one refused to give me a salpingectomy and make me sterile despite pregnancy being dangerous for me after the surgery that he pushed me to have (he didnt told me about the risks).

7points

I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago

No sorry. This post is ridiculing things childless (or childfree) ppl do as seen from a parent's point of view. Therefore there is some strong opposition. It's the same as making fun of ppl who don't have a driver's license for not knowing how to drive

7points

Chu Yue Ling 3 years ago

Lol, the entire post is ridiculing people without children. Shoe's on the other foot, huh.

0points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago (edited)

1. Nobody forced you to have kids. 2. If you're struggling with one, then don't have three or four. 3. If your spouse is a moron and you still chose to have kids with them, well... 4. People who don't have kids DO GET TIRED. They also HAVE PROBLEMS. Stop whining because, again, nobody forced you to have kids. 5. If your kids are brats, only the parents are to blame. Kids can't be expected to behave/learn/do things if no one teaches them. Also, if people feel like they're entitled to give you crap about your kids, it's because you allow them to do so.

-1point

Monica Pryts 3 years ago

You're preaching about entitlement? Lol.

0points

Rebecca Ashley Tseng 3 years ago

Once had a friend who called unexpectedly during the afternoon crazies (you know that time of day). She scolded me for not keeping my 1 and 2-year old kids politely quiet while she was talking to me on the phone. “You need to get that under control,” she said. Then she had a kid. She called me to apologize one day, out of the blue, a few years later. By then my kids were old enough to know mommie was on the phone, and her kid was raising hell in the background.

-2points

Jenny Rose 3 years ago

Did they remove the idiot comparing kids to pets? I think so.

-3points

Hans 3 years ago

Although I guess the "I know why I do not have children" posts will pop in soon, I find this series to underline why it is great to have the small ones around. :)

-3points

Hans 3 years ago

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Vera 3 years ago

40points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

28points

Doubleheader 3 years ago

10points

Aliquid A 3 years ago

7points

Dilly Millandry 3 years ago

5points

Hans 3 years ago

4points

Sentinel 3 years ago

Couldnt agree more. Will u be on call to raise my child when i need u to?

1point

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

How is it a dead end trap?

0points

Seabeast 3 years ago

The sibling that kept telling me I should get married and have kids was the same one that had a shotgun wedding at age 18. I guess misery loves company?

0points

BonnieBlueButler 3 years ago

Yes!

0points

Stille20 3 years ago

31points

I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago

10points

Lexi Mitchell 3 years ago

A lot of them weren’t even from child-free people anyway!

4points

Emily Raskauskas 3 years ago

2points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

13points

Keia Hinton 3 years ago

In my experience, women glean a little information about pregnancy & childbirth during their teen and adult years from other moms, while men avoid this info like the plague until they have a kid.

3points

Dark Pearl 3 years ago

If you are so bloody stressed about your rugrats, then next time you get busy, use contraception! It's not like you didn't know about contraception, you fools!

12points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Yeah. They chose to have kids and then whine about them all day long. Also a lot of parents attack childfree people for not wanting them. I guess that we deserve to suffer because they do.

9points

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

Birth control doesn't always work. And many of them have terrible side effects.

0points

Viviane 3 years ago

Dark Pearl, that's exactly what I told my parents: "You have no right to complain raising kids! You should have used contraceptives!"

0points

Enea 3 years ago

-1point

Jenny Rose 3 years ago

Your bloody parents surely said the same about you, jolly well good and wanker and all that rot.

-3points

E A M 3 years ago

10points

Monica Pryts 3 years ago

So we're never allowed to complain? We have to pretend it's perfect?

0points

Aria Whitaker 3 years ago (edited)

0points

Jenny Rose 3 years ago

Wow I'll bet you're a nice empathetic person😄

-1point

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

9points

Wendillon 3 years ago

Breeding license...that might solve a lot of issues.

2points

Iggy 3 years ago (edited)

Although many of these are bat-excrement, for the less crazy ones, did these people know all this before they had kids themselves?

7points

Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

6points

Viviane 3 years ago

Probably the dumbest s**t I ever heard: my uncle (lives in Paris) asked my mother (lives in Canada and has four kids): "If I had a child, would you raise it for me?"

5points

Dilly Millandry 3 years ago

7points

Franc Esca 3 years ago

Eh some usual parent snobbery in the posts.. so many people act like they weren't a "real person" before they had kids

4points

BonnieBlueButler 3 years ago

I'm sick of people bitching about how hard it is to be a parent, how expensive it is, how tired they are. It's a choice...especially when you have more than one. Ladies and gentlemen...meet Trojans.

3points

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

You know condoms don't always work, right?

0points

serato 3 years ago

so many funny situations described here (me: no kids) but they obviously are hilarious (and sometimes painful) for the parents involved

3points

T J 3 years ago

2points

Chris Comry 3 years ago

1point

Botox 3 years ago

I was filling up my paperwork and HR-manager said that according to her papers I made a mistake in child's birthday. And she also asked am I sure... no, woman, of course you know better. 🙄

1point

Carrot dude 3 years ago (edited)

1point

NMN 3 years ago

5points

Damon Tripodi 3 years ago

Shaming people for being ignorant on particular subjects...

1point

Keia Hinton 3 years ago

every single boss who calls maternity leave a "vacation" should be shamed.

4points

Okiedokie 3 years ago (edited)

0points

bi panda 3 years ago

I really want a baby I can't wait!(but I also can cuz I am waaaaaaaaay to young)

0points

Liz 3 years ago

So who stole from whom? This is literally the exact same post on buzzfeed...down to the main thumbnail image???

0points

Cathy Jo Baker 3 years ago

Some of this stuff is common sense, yet other items... if you don't have kids, how are you supposed to know?

-1point

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

-1point

Ozacoter 3 years ago

7points

I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago

7points

Chu Yue Ling 3 years ago

Lol, the entire post is ridiculing people without children. Shoe's on the other foot, huh.

0points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago (edited)

-1point

Monica Pryts 3 years ago

You're preaching about entitlement? Lol.

0points