I dislike children.

[HonestJan]

What is wrong with me?

Never liked em. I don't find them cute, sweet, funny, interesting or entertaining. I have a few nieces/nephews and obviously love them but I don't enjoy the whole 'come watch little niece sing/dance 😍' and then enduring a painfully shit performance, 'Wow look at what little nephew has drawn' and it's a dreadful mess/ordinary drawing, and so on.

When kids do things like throw tantrums or make a scene in public and their parents do that 'ah isn't she adorable' look, I just don't get it.

When I'm sitting having a coffee and they come over to me/others to pester them and the parents leave them to it as if everyone must find their children as wonderful as they do, I don't get that either.

Babies I have no interest in either. I don't want to cuddle a small person or pull silly faces and coo over it.

I really enjoy people and I'm sure I'll have much more time and patience for my nieces and nephews when they grow up but I seem to be considered some sort of monster for not having an interest in children.

OP Having read your later posts I do feel that you are speaking from a place of ignorance about what really talking to children can be like. You're sure they wouldn't be able to talk about the things that interest you, so you dislike them and would hate the conversation - but relationships with children don't work that way. I hope you find that out before solidfying your view completely.

Only1scoop - Yes! I dislike the 'baby-staring-at-me- over-mother's-shoulder (or,in my case,it seems to be over back of the seat in front of me on the bus) experience. I always get the impression that the mum (or dad) thinks that I should be cooing over their offspring,when really,I am just not interested. Makes me feel uncomfortable tbh.

If it helps I hate it when my baby stares at people as I really don't want to talk to them. It feels awkward and I hate that people might feel that I expect them to chat to us. Or intruding in their space.