To think babies don't do very much

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They aren't really very interesting, are they?

AIBU to think I might prefer teens?

Mrs perfectly clear I thought. I love babies, they are totally boring but I love them. They stay where you put them. Hated the toddler years, was much happier when they were older. Love my teenage girls. Best bit of our lives together. Arras from when they were squidgy babies.

One of my friends said having a tiny baby was a bit like having a tamagotchi Keep it fed and clean and then it'll do nothing for a bit before requiring your input again...

My tamagotchi used to die at three in the morning but I I could still hear it whining from the kitchen drawer it got shoved in

Trust me on this. Boring babies are waaaay better than tantruming teens.

start talking french to the baby and she will learn!

you need to view the baby as an experiment. There are loads of experiments psychologists do on babies. You can keep a bit notebook of your results.

The mirror test. put lipstick on her nose and see if she touches it when she looks at herself in the mirror. test every 3 months.

Have a competition to see who can teach her her first word. triple points if it's Waitrose.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/experiments-to-do-with-your-baby/280592/

I'm definitely at my best as a teen parent, once they hit 11/12, I'm in my element, babies are terrible company. Squishy and soft, but no fun.

I'm determined mine is actually CGI. He doesn't look real

Wouldn't it be cool if they actually were CGI?

A calm happy baby who you can put down and leave in their bouncy chair/play mat might be boring but I'd choose one of those over my colicky screaming newborn who just wanted cuddles...I wasn't bored but wasn't happy either! 6 months was a turning point both much happier then. Loving my 1 year old who is a proper toddler and so much fun!

Babies are rubbish I much preferred dd from 18 months onward when she could walk and talk. It's great to see her developing her own personality and now at 5 yo we have such fun together and I love the random surreal chats we have.

God yes. Babies and toddlers are adorable but very, very boring.

I like my teenager. Sure, she's less cuddly now but the conversation's much better. And it's years since I had the horror of the park or puppet shows or CbloodyBeebiea...

Also one is so damn weary as the parent of a baby that the so-called fun would be traded in an instant for a decent night's sleep.

I was enchanted by the tiny perfection of my newborns but agree I didn't find them much fun until they were about 6 months and able to sit up and respond .My DD1 started to talk at ten months(friends said this was not surprising as I talk a lot) and at the end of every day I used to write down new words .I was fascinated by the way they changed-I suppose I treated it as a bit of an experiment .I found the toddler years when they had the attention span of a gnat and got frustrated at their inability to do things the hardest .Loved it when they got old enough to have proper conversations .