How do you view babies?
When you see a baby, do you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, enlightened, giddy and calm, etc? When I see babies all I see is my own death, (sooner rather than later) They are just a constant time stamp reminder that the fizz is going out of my root beer, and sooner rather than later, I will be flat. Does that ever occur to you, or are babies just some tiny people that melt your heart?
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While I don’t want to take them home with me, I usually view them in a positive light. I certainly don’t see them as a time stamp. I am looking forward to my children eventually having their own children.
I’m not very comfortable around babies. I think it has to do with a) baby germs, b) I feel I might accidentally break them, and c) the social pressure to melt into a ga-goo-ga-goo-ing monster. Let them grow another ten years or so and they’re fine.
I want to gobble them up. I love babies. Nothing sweeter. I like em when they cry and I love them when they laugh. Babies make sunshine. Babies!
I will admit they kind of make me melt. Whether I feel giddy or calm depends on what the baby is doing. However, if they are a screaming banshee, then I really just prefer not to have them anywhere within ear shot. But no. I do not see them as reminders of my youth or reminders that I will depart this earth any sooner. To me they are symbolic of purity, and innocence. I see a world of possiblility in each baby.
If I am ever sad around one, it will usually be because I know that for many, their possible gifts will be squashed by their parents, teachers and society, once they loose their cuteness. They will be tossed aside like yesterdays fish. But I try not to dwell on that since I couldn’t possible help change that.
Sprogs are squalling little egomaniacal sausages with noxious substances squirting from both ends. Like I told my brother when his spoogestop pooped out a howling balogna loaf, let me know when it can carry on a rational discussion and I will gladly bring it fishing or discuss the great German existentialists. Until then, he may keep his shit-caked snot-flinger to himself, thank you.
I think babies are pure, innocent minds.
They don’t remind me of my mortality, but I also don’t find them particularly cute. Some are cute, sure, but more where I think they’re cute for 3 seconds, same as some flower arrangements and LOLcats, than where I totally abandon whatever I was doing to make faces at them for 10 minutes.
@SmashTheState Ha, ha. You say that now. But once its able to spout such things, you will be older and your nephew will think you dim witted and he is now the beacon of all knowledge that has slipped your mind. Then you will turn to your sibling once again and tell him to take his smart ass spawn away from you again.
I just see a baby. I don’t really think about anything, just like when I see people walking down the street, they are people.
Loud, ugly, deformed, annoying, smelly, filthy abomi creatures.
I want to look at them, I want to hold them.
If they are crying I want to comfort them.
I want to unwrap them and look at and touch their feet.
If they are awake I want to interact with them, if they are asleep, I want to cuddle them and feel them sleeping in my arms.
@wilma Well, aren’t you all primed and ready lol…...
@Blackberry I’m always ready to hold a baby.
I had 4 of my own and now have a couple of grandchildren.
The maternal instinct can be very strong and I have been attracted to babies since I was a very young child.
I don’t think it will ever go away, although I am now past the feelings of wanting to actually have another myself.
@Adirondackwannabe LOL!
@wilma I just liked the way you wrote the answer, like maternal haiku lol. I’m stepping out now.
I’m not really into hairless animals, but I like kids when they’re relatively quiet.
I prefer kittens and puppies.
@wilma GA
@Blackberry She’s a great sport. Don’t sweat it.
They’re just little people experiencing life from a new perspective. I get to see my 10 month old nephew in 5 days. The little bastard might have outgrown the 24 month clothes by then.
If there was one demographic of children that gave me a good feeling, it would be the ones that are young, but old enough to be good lol. The ones that just play and say funny things and ask a lot of questions, but don’t cry irrationally. Is that like 7–8 year olds?
@Blackberry You should meet this dude. Happiest kid ever. He never cries. And he’s strong as an ox.
I think they’re cute, but I don’t get all giddy about them. I find children much more interesting. I love listening to how children think, watching them be creative, enjoying themselves. I am good at predicting what they will want to do, and I don’t tire quickly about doing the same thing 10 times. Children are fun to me, babies seem like a lot of work.
Generally, human beings are programmed to like and want to protect babies biologically. That’s why the big head and big eyes are so appealing to us.
I do not see my own mortality in babies. They are their own people to me.
Playful babies are fun to play with!...until they do “download” the stuff on me or my belongings!
I used to not care for them too much, but now that I have one of my own I am constantly observing other people’s babies.
They melt my heart. There’s nothing more adorable than a giggling baby.
I do feel warm and fuzzy, and my uterus skips a beat. My mommy clock begins banging a gong instead of merely ticking, and I get teary-eyed and have to force myself to look away. Many of my friends and cousins are either pregnant or have newborns, and I feel an insane amount of depression and jealousy.
Most jellies have already heard me say how desperately I want another child, but my husband doesn’t want to start from scratch again. <cry>
Most people use an ultrasound.
I see all babies as possibilities.
With my eyes was already taken. Damn.
Meh. I’m neutral until they start screaming, then the rage begins.
To be honest, I don’t get that warm, fuzzy feeling when I see babies. I don’t have a very strong maternal instinct right now and find babies quite boring. Give me a puppy any day!
Depends on the baby. I find most babies adorable.
I like to talk quietly to them (no baby-talk please), sing to them (standards and jazz mostly), and smell the top of their heads (nothing like new-baby smell).
Once in a blue moon, I find a particular baby unpleasant, ugly, or generally unfavorable. It’s rare though. Most babies are cool.
I think they’re very cute, but I don’t want them around me for too long. They’re always sticky.
Like I’m more connected to them than to other people. Like I want another one.
Babies are wonderful, pure, brand new, untainted, unprogrammed, blank slates of perfect creation. I see them as the perfection that humans lose as we are caught up in our conditioning and programming.
They are emotionally perfect, enlightened little human beings, pre-exposure to the soul killing games of life.
On the opposite side of the poetry, I have zero desire to take one home with me, like dogs and men, been there done that, but I certainly appreciate the little darlings. lol
They don’t do much for me. As a kid I’d get the dry heaves if babies were around but as an adult, I can even touch them sometimes though I prefer not too. The thing about the bulbous head and eyes, that’s one of the things that’s always most un nerved me about babies and “baby-like” things.
Living baby animals though… CUTE!
@Neizvestnaya
Haha…you must have been shorted on the human attachment gene. LOL
Nature made the big heads and eyes to be endearing to support bonding…but hey, you got the baby animal love gene, so..it’s all good! ;-)
@Coloma: I totally got short wired! I’m good with kids but don’t like babies and I lurve animals but I’m not as good with them as with kids. My dog is spoiled rotten.
I love them and I get a happy feeling watching them.
I don’t see them as a metaphorical omen of my own death and discontentment with life, no. Although I gotta say, I love that root beer analogy.
Babies are pretty cool. This isn’t really relevant, but I have this reoccurring thought…it shouldn’t be weird, but it is to me. (as someone who thinks they’re an ancient vampire anyways) I was once a baby. Everyone who is alive and not a baby anymore was once a baby, and while that’s more than totally logical, still seems fucked up lol. Sorry, I don’t got a better answer. It’s weird imagining myself as a baby. And it’s weird seeing babies and thinking, some day man, they’re gonna pay rent and make fun of video games I like. Little bastards! :D
I usually don’t think highly of babies. For the most part, I don’t find them cute. I don’t think they’re funny. They don’t make me coo and ‘aw’ and ask to hold it or pet it or whatever you’re supposed to do in the company of a baby. I’ve seen a few cute babies but for the most part I just keep my distance and try to imagine it getting older and turning into something cute.
I love babies, but I am not 100% comfortable around all of them. I am more comfortable around babies I’m related to. I love their laughter and their smiles! They can make a bad day turn into a good one in an instant.
The reason I am uncomfortable around babies who aren’t related to me is because I feel odd when they smile at me. I’m not sure if I should approach them or not… and I’m not even used to approaching them, anyway…
With babies I’m related to, it’s a lot easier. They have a reason to know who I am. They have a reason to view me as important to them. After all, I’m one of their extended family members!
I am like this with pets as well, actually. I’m more comfortable around pets that belong to family members of mine than pets that belong to friends of mine.
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