Something Wrong

[Kal_shadowsmom]

I realized just a few minutes ago, there is something wrong with me.
I'm at work and a customer brought their baby in. I tried really hard to be "aww she's cute" but in my head I'm "meh, tiny human".

Then I thought back to when someone brought in a kitten. I was holding it and talking to it and giving it chin scratches, overall just gushing over it.

I think I've officially hit crazy cat lady status.

I'm still trying to process my realization, so I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it, lol.

 

[Winchester]

I'm like that. Somebody brings a baby into the building and I'll run the other way. I don't really care about babies; I don't want to hold it. And I don't like the screaming, crying, wailing baby.

Give me a kitten, though, and I'm all over it. A woman brought a new-found kitten into the building a few months ago. And I said, "Oh give me that little girl! How are you, little one? You are just too cute!" And when the woman needed somebody to watch the kitten while she went out to get food, litter, etc., the baby stayed in my lap in my cube the whole time. She eventually crawled up to my neck and went to sleep. I thought she was simply precious.

One of my co-workers told me right out that he didn't understand. I will run from the human baby, but nuzzle and cuddle the kitten. That didn't make sense to him. OTOH, it made perfect sense to me. I simply don't really care for babies or little kids.

Human baby? Feline baby? I'll choose the kitten. Every single time.

You're not alone.

 

[kittypa]

Related, I’ve questioned my own willingness to rescue cats while people are going hungry and homeless. One of my answers is that every cat that needs help is in need because of a human failure. That said, I save my highest level of respect for those who help people.

 

[Kieka]

Add another to the "run from human babies, run towards kittens" category. I just am not fond of children until they are around three. I was a camp counselor many moons ago and preferred the teenage girls cabin to the younger kids. But I've coached youth sports and worked in child care with kids as young as five too. Babies, infants, toddlers are a general pass for me. Probably why I don't have kids myself.

My bosses kid brought in his cat one time and I was all over it. A beautiful hybrid something that was only a few months old. Not Savannah but something else. Her name was Lucy and I just wanted to cuddle her. Another co-worker brought in her baby the next day and pass.

 

[foxxycat]

Yep I am the same. I run screaming from kids. I feel bad because my sis and her partner have 4 kids together and they are great kids but I can't understand a word they say and they scream and yell which bugs my ears.. I am extremely hard of hearing and I love animals because I dont have to expend so much energy trying to piece together words and understand them. I have hearing aids which only amplify what I already hear and just plain hate anything in my ears.

Back to kittens and yep any animal will hold my interest for hours. It's not unusual for me to be over someone's house and hold said animal for hours. Even as a kid I was like this. I did babysit but only for one couple who paid me well and their kids were the best behaved kids. They were asleep by 8pm and mom n dad didnt come home till 1am..which I too fell asleep with their cat on my lap lol.

Nothing makes me happier than a cat on my lap or a dog next to me. Babies nope, and holding said animal next to my face and feeling the purrpurr of cat is priceless...

 

[Columbine]

I'm a 'run from babies/kids' type of person too I just don't see the attraction



Put me within sight of a kitten, puppy or foal, though, and you'll never get me away from them (though, come to think of it, a dog, cat or equine at ANY age is pretty irresistible)



There's a new foal at my pony's stables, and I can't wait to get there and meet her

That face

 

[Kal_shadowsmom]

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That face

Adorable!!

I'm so glad there are others that prefer the furry version of children.
I seriously thought there was something wrong and that I should like kids/babies.

 

[maggiedemi]

I love babies. I used to babysit all the time- ages 3 months to 6 years. One of my past roommates also had a baby.

 

[muffy]

I love both babies and animals although I have never around many babies.

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

When my husband proposed to me 40 years ago, i responded "only if you don't want kids, because I'm not having any!". I love animals, but not kids. They never go away, no matter how old they get. I unfortunately, learned this the hard way because I DO have stepchildren, step grandchildren, and even step great grandchildren. I can tolerate them for a few hours, then I have to grit my teeth

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I'm always super awkward around kids so when I see them I don't really react to them. Animals are a different story though. My nieces are the cutest kids in the world though and pretty much the only kids I want to spend time with. I tell people that my sister hates kids but she is an amazing mom, which is very true. I hope I'm like that if I decide to have kids someday.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I like babies well enough. I love mine the most; family ones the next best. I enjoy holding one if the parents offer (especially newborns). But I don't ask. I carried my cousin's baby on my hip every Sunday when I was 11; but she falls in the family category. I do notice babies more since having my own. I'd rather hear a baby wail than a toddler though. Adorable but unreasonable little dictators. But hey you can talk to them! I love my kids with everything I have. I homeschool them. But I have absolutely no desire to teach a kids class at church or lead a kids group of anything. Nope. Nope. Nope.

I just figure everyone is different. My stepdad can hold a wailing baby and looks like he is in Heaven. So guess who DD went to when she refused to sleep or was extra fussy? Papa! One of my step-uncles is the same way. Another; nope. Theres nothing wrong with it.

 

[kittyluv387]

No there's nothing wrong with you. Im neutral about kids. Some are charming and cute but I don't care for most. I actually don't want any children. I'm in the process of arranging my sterilization at age 31.

When my husband proposed to me 40 years ago, i responded "only if you don't want kids, because I'm not having any!". I love animals, but not kids. They never go away, no matter how old they get. I unfortunately, learned this the hard way because I DO have stepchildren, step grandchildren, and even step great grandchildren. I can tolerate them for a few hours, then I have to grit my teeth

Omg yay I'm not alone! Good for you!! It's all about cats and critters for me.

 

[Mother Dragon]

I loathe kids of any age, shape, size, or kind. Period. End of discussion.

I love cats (and other critters) of any age, shape, size, or kind. Period. End of discussion.

 

[Willowy]

Smart and curious little kids are fun to talk to. Little kids who aren't so smart and curious are just sad and generally ill-tempered . It's not their fault; all kids are born smart and curious, but some parents don't like that and bully it out of them. And I like babies to some extent. Not for more than a few hours though. I babysat when I was a teenager and got quite enough of that!

But I definitely prefer cats and dogs and kittens. I don't like puppies. I know, that's heresy! But they're bitey and smelly and pee on everything. Once they're sleepy and stop biting for 5 seconds I can stand them.

If I'm at a party, I'm the one in the other room talking to the cats and dogs and coloring with the little kids, lol. Adults never talk about anything fun.

 

[Tobermory]

I was going to say that I don’t like babies and children because that’s what I’ve always said. But now that I think about it, that’s not really accurate. I don’t dislike them; I just prefer that they’d be somewhere else. Little kids are okay in short doses, but I’m immune to the charm of babies. Cats and kittens are like magnets for me, though.

Related, I’ve questioned my own willingness to rescue cats while people are going hungry and homeless. One of my answers is that every cat that needs help is in need because of a human failure. That said, I save my highest level of respect for those who help people.

There are enough people in the world who have the ability to give time, money, and/or expertise that it shouldn't have to be all one way. What kind of world would this be if humans cared only for their own species and let other species suffer? I’ll never apologize for my choice to help cats. Every creature deserves caring. Everyone has the right to choose. I think it’s wonderful that you rescue cats! I wish everyone would step up and help whether it’s a cat or dog or an endangered animal or plant...or a human young or old.

[I now return you to our original thread...]

 

[kashmir64]

I'm with you. I don't like babies, or children for that matter. I don't think they're cute and cannot force myself to pretend. They drool, they smell and there is nothing that draws me to them. My son is the only baby I ever cared about. (it's different when it's yours)
Kittens on the other hand.........

 

[denice]

I prefer kittens as well. Baby animals of many types actually, puppies too. I also like the livestock type babies, foals, calves, goats. Goats of all ages are hilarious. I don't dislike human babies I just don't get all ga ga over them. When you think about it it takes a while for a human baby to begin to develop a personality beyond being either difficult or easy.

 

[jcat]

I think babies of any species are irresistible!

 

[tabbysia]

I much prefer kittens over human babies. Kittens don't spit up, pee, and crap all over you, and they don't scream and cry. Let's face it. Human babies are cute, but they are just downright disgusting and annoying. I have eight nephews and nieces, so I have been covered in my share of bodily fluids over the years.

At work last Friday, my coworkers and I kept showing each other pictures of our cats (not kittens anymore) and gushing over each other's fur babies. I remember years ago when I worked at a grocery store, a lady came in with her baby, who was about a year old. I was polite and even gave the baby a cookie, but the lady seemed mad about something when she left. I found out later that she reported me to the store manager because I did not say anything about her baby being cute, and she considered that to be rude. I guess she was just insecure because this baby was really not cute at all. It looked like the lady had stolen a baby chimpanzee from the zoo and covered it in snot. The kid would be a teenager by now. Hopefully, he grew into his looks. The store manager, by the way, thought the situation was hilarious.