To not like other people's children very much?

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Sounds really harsh but I have have DCs who I love more than the world and have endless amounts of patience for them

But lately just seems like every other child I come across irritates me beyond belief and I have zero patience for them!

It's very possible people feel the same way about my kids too though

You can tell them to piss off in your head.

In fact you can tell them 100 different ways, in 47 different languages

Mindfulness or hard drugs.

I actually really like other peoples kids!

That's 5 weeks of school holidays that makes that look happen

I know I'm there already

Our's are grown up (19&21) thank god so when DH and I go on holiday or out for the day on our own, it's really, really obvious how annoying some children are. We often sit wondering between us if our's were like that and we didn't notice.

Or maybe just deaf due to all the years of hearing their kids screeching

YANBU, I have 2 step children who I love dearly, but can still only just about tolerate.

Other children - Not a shot!

Because my kids are teens/adult, one thing that really stands out to me is the amount of parents who seem to be constantly glued to their phones, while their kids shout, "MUUUUM! MUUUUM! or DAAAAD! DAAAAD!" about 4 or 5 times before their parents finally look up and answer them.

A few months back I was taking 20 buses per week, travelling to and from work and that was one thing that really struck me.

When my kids were little, we had to stare out the window and feign interest in billboards

You don't suppose there's a conspiracy and kids are deliberately trying to send all adults gaga so they can take over the world
Most definitely don't think I'll survive the rest of the hols.

Yanbu.
I can't stand other people's kids.
To be fair mine test my patience most of the time too.

Perhaps it is some sort of primeval instinct. Many species will reject offspring which aren't their own, so maybe humans are predisposed to feel like this?.

I have one who constantly interrupts too. People do ask him to stop interrupting sometimes but he just thinks they are incredibly rude for interrupting him.

I think my grandson is pretty fantastic.

Worra

Made me laugh that did.
You are right though I'm guilty of being on my phone Mumsnet too much

Worraliberty. Those mums and dads on their phones are reading survival tips on mumsnet

Yeah or maybe they're texting

On bus plz send help.

I agree in part, other children no, other babies yes - unless they have a nappy bulging with poo then you can have them back sharpish!

Worra me too. My last was born 1999 and am really pleased mobiles and Internet not huge then.

I do see so many parents and kids now all on phones and tablets over restaurant Meals.

Chat ffs.

YANBU OP. My DS regularly brings Other People's Children into my house and wants to "hang out" with them. They didn't tell me he would do that in any of the information the hospital gave me when he was born. Why? Why didn't they warn me.

Dislike most other kids, and the majority of the parents too. Whoops.

Perfectly normal way of thinking, OP

Yes. Though I run a childminding business for years and those kids became morphed into our family if you see what I mean so adored them. You know the way you could punch another kid at soft play protective.

But in general it's parents who usually put you off their kid not the kid. The ones who are insist their kid is 'sensitive' or 'gifted and talented' it 'too clever so bored at school' er no

My mum was a champion at the far away look, it must have took her years of practice and having 5 children. She called it switching off 😄

My mother wasn't too fond of her own children. She spent three years as an unpopular Girl Scout leader so I could be a Girl Scout. Her chief detractor was the daughter of a woman my father had defeated in an auto vs. train race over a decade before. My mother hates camping, so we never camped. Other mums rarely offered to chaperone trips.

Actually, now I've thought about it, they should put warnings on contraceptives: Failure to use this contraceptive correctly can lead to years of dealing with other people's children. With graphic pictures of soft play and teenagers eating the entire contents of your fridge while plugged into computers.