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You guys should check out the childfree subreddit! Some of you guys may enjoy it.
 

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I like human babies and children in general, and love holding babies. However, as I've gotten older, I think I like animals better. (I never had children.) We decided, after a couple of years of marriage, not to have kids for various reasons, much to my regret, but I think it was the right thing to do. I once asked God what my purpose in life was, if I was to be childless. Well, I think I know now: that's when stray kittens starting being sent my way! :lol: I have channeled my maternal feelings into helping cats. I have 13 of my own (gee, thanks, *Miss P.), and care for a parking lot colony of up to 23 cats, and many of my cats came from being a foster parent failure (I fell in love with them, and some were unadoptable). I have to stop, though--13 cats is insane, and I want to be able to afford to have them (thank you, local SPCA, for your low-cost spaying and neutering and medical care!).

*(BTW, Miss P(urnima) is a stray I took pity on last winter. I couldn't tell that she was pregnant before taking her in, and she presented us with a surprise gift of 4 ADORABLE kittens, 2 boys and 2 girls. The adoptions fell through, not because of us for once! They got on so well with the other cats, and we thought it would be cruel to separate them all, so we ended up keeping them. This, of course, is all DH's fault. Yep, 100% his fault. Uh-huh. Sure. :flail:)
 
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I once saw a bumper sticker, obviously custom, by a cat lady of professional standing: "If I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet, I'll put shoes on my cats."
That made me laugh out loud! Heck I'm still laughing as I type this.
 

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I'm "eh" about babies. I don't know how to hold them. Same with dogs sometimes. I didn't know how to pet them. But I've had to be around more dogs in the last few months because of my new job at a clinic and I'm BEGINNING to like SOME dogs. I don't like all dogs. But I like all cats. Even the crazy, fractious ones. It's not their fault they're so scared at the vet :(
 

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Some people are just "animal people" and some people are "Kid people". I just gravitate towards kittens and cats and really any animal. I always have. There are a lot of groups to help people. Not as many to help animals. I do not feel the need to defend my spending time and money (mostly time) to help save cats. Any baby, including human ones, are precious. I just prefer cats. And since I discovered fostering, I have little kittens pretty much constantly from March - October.
 

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I am SO happy to find this thread! I do NOT like the human babies/kids! When one comes in the office, I try to hide. Cat/kitten dog/puppy - I am there! I don't tell people because they do not get it. My mom is trying to convince me that if I had grandchildren, I would feel differently. I'm 60 years old! I'm not going to change!

I told my daughter that if she gets a kitten, I'll visit! :petcat:
 

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I am SO happy to find this thread! I do NOT like the human babies/kids! When one comes in the office, I try to hide. Cat/kitten dog/puppy - I am there! I don't tell people because they do not get it. My mom is trying to convince me that if I had grandchildren, I would feel differently. I'm 60 years old! I'm not going to change!

I told my daughter that if she gets a kitten, I'll visit! :petcat:
How funny! You already had your own kid but your mom is trying to convince you otherwise. Classic lol.
 

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Lovely thread! I don’t like human children as well. They are smooth and drooling and loud.. in my opinion any creature without fur shouldnt be considered cute :)
 

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I do not think that something is wrong. Some people just do not like to be around children.

I love babies and children! I have two children--a son, 25, and a daughter,18--but I am a bit awkward around children in general because I am not usually outwardly emotional. My children know that I am a softy inside, though! My husband is their stepfather. He prefers to stay away from small children because they are "gross, annoying, and needy." He has always said that he got lucky with me because he has children but never had to be around them when they were babies and toddlers. (My daughter was 8 when my husband and I started dating.)

We both love cats and many other animals. (Not horses. They are fine on TV and from a far distance in person. They scare me otherwise.)
 

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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.
Same here. Babies are all right as long as I don't have to do anything for them. Kittens? Yes please!
 

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Human babies are a blessing. However, I don't ask to hold newborns. They are too fragile and need time for their immune systems to develop. I love to look at them or their pictures. If I could do it over, I would have more children. Holding kittens is okay if they are tame. I don't want scratches or bites. Generally speaking I love newborns of any kind. They are precious.
 
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