Answering "Didn't you like yourself when you were a kid?"

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Why would we be talking to an 8 year old about not having kids? Adults take personal decisions such as this as an affront to them as it is (not sure how!), what chance do kids have to understand when their parents are ignorant?

Saying that, my friends' 9 year old asked me the other day if I know any kids other than him. Fortunately don't know any that I am forced to spend time with.
 
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This is inspired by something an 8-year-old I know said.

Have you ever had something like this happen? You are talking with a child about not wanting to have kids and the child says, "Don't you like kid? Didn't you like yourself when you were a kid?"

I know I'm technically not supposed to post here, and I don't want to step on toes, but that's kind of a brilliant question. lol

Maybe you could respond, "Nope. When I was a kid, I asked too many nosy questions." ^_^
 
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This is inspired by something an 8-year-old I know said.

Have you ever had something like this happen? You are talking with a child about not wanting to have kids and the child says, "Don't you like kid? Didn't you like yourself when you were a kid?"

My answer: "I liked myself just fine, it's all the OTHER kids I didn't like." :)

Which is actually not that far from the truth. I always chose to hang out with kids older than me. Usually several grades higher than me.
 
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This is inspired by something an 8-year-old I know said.

Have you ever had something like this happen? You are talking with a child about not wanting to have kids and the child says, "Don't you like kid? Didn't you like yourself when you were a kid?"

He's only 8; give the little Gremlin a break. :D

Besides, it could've been an adult who asked you that. Some are ignorant enough that they just might.
 
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I've been around tons of children that have asked me why I don't have kids out of the blue, but none have ever asked me if I liked myself as a kid. And I've never just been casually talking about how I don't like children with a child. ( I actually do like children; but in this situation if I didn't I wouldn't be discussing it with a child) I would answer, yes I did like myself as a kid and then I would redirect the conversation as an adult. I think it's highly inappropriate to divulge into why you don't have kids or like them or not with an 8 year old and really it's no one else's business but you and your spouse's. I actually think it's a rude question to be asked. But, if you are ever in a situation where you are talking with a child about your reproductive choices; you deserve rude questions for being a creep and not having better boundaries to know that you shouldn't be talking about that with a kid. A hypothetical creep, of course.
 
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Why would we be talking to an 8 year old about not having kids?

It is a very important part of the justification process. Since we are against kids, it is only fair that we let them know.

I, personally, have already begun justifying myself to children as young as the maternity ward.
 
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It is a very important part of the justification process. Since we are against kids, it is only fair that we let them know.

I, personally, have already begun justifying myself to children as young as the maternity ward.

Hahaha, thanks for the laugh. Good to know, pray tell, what responses do you get?
 
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