To be irrationally annoyed by people with lots of DCs

[Iloverichtea]

I know IABU really.

And that it's irrational, mostly groundless and a bit unfair.

But it really annoys me!

Any other irrational annoyances out there? I have tonnes more

Doesn't surprise me. But this is exactly why we are in this position.

Seriously, it's the holier than thou attitude that puts me off. Also I can exactly undo my large family.
Perhaps my children will be so traumatised by being part of a large family that they will go on to have only one child, or none, and in a couple of generations I'll have cancelled out my sins.

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I irrationally dislike large families too. I can understand why you really want one, can understand the need for a sibling but over three and your doing it for the sake of it. Bit creepy. Not saying the children are but the parents.
Actually also dislike those middle class families that have three. So so many of them. Just because it's a thing.
And joggers on pavements.
Now I realise you can justify all of them and I know in RL you are all lovely people. The thread asked for irrational dislikes though.

Anyone can find a link on the internet to prove any point they want.

#teamAlice.

Im not saying they are traumatised Alice. I'm sure they aren't.

And in fairness I didn't know a lot of stuff I know now even a few years ago. It was only when I did some reading I realised just how damaging the rising population levels are. I'm not judging you for that at all.

What I AM judging you for is asking questions then announcing you're refusing to listen to the answer. It's really rude and annoying.

I love these "you can't give all the children the time they need, and the older ones lose out by having to care for the younger ones blah blah" shite that several posters have posted. Have you ever actually seen this, or is this just what you imagine it must be like?
I have 5 children, and am sitting here alone on sofa wishing one of them would come and enjoy some of my attention! My 19 yo is at work; 10 yo reading wimpy kid after cycling on new bike outside for HOURS, 7yo in bed, and 22 and 25 yo's long since left home. If the older ones ever babysat I PAID them, so they were delighted to do so. They're all insanely close, and the older ones still come with us on holiday (not to babysit!).

I did actually click onto the link. I couldn't see anywhere that it gave figures for whether large families are becoming more or less common.

Joggers no problem with - but adults who ride bikes on the narrow pavement when they're meant to be on the road!! They really annoy me.

No Alice that's not what it's saying.

It's saying put simply that our population levels are unsustainable. It's not an attack on large families it's asking people to think and plan their families.

Yabu. That's from me.

I just told my mum about your post - her words were much harsher so I won't repeat them - she's one of 10 (all contributing to taxes btw - paying out more than the state wver gave them)

Exactly, U2.

I kind of know what you mean - it can be seen as either an emblem of wealth in the middle classes but then conversely it can be a low socio economic group that have large numbers of children. Think the latter annoy me more.
I'm baffled by threads on here about parents relying on social housing for 3+ children especially when some/all have additional needs - why do they keep having more when their burden is already high?

Eh? That wasn't my question (that I asked and then rudely refused to listen to the answer). My question was: are large families becoming more or less common?

I annoy myself when I forget the names of my 15 kids. I did give them name tags but they keep taking them off!

Actually also dislike those middle class families that have three. So so many of them. Just because it's a thing

I know what you mean there

Mean there

People who sound adenoidal

People that start a sentence with So

I suffer intense but entirely rational irritation when people spout opinion in the belief it is fact.

ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth/

I grew up in a family of 4. I love having siblings growing up and still love our larger family. It's great to be a part of it. I've got so much more out of it than material things v

Alice, you asked if your four children just made up for those who have none or one.

They don't. That's not to say they aren't lovely and obviously you rightly say you can't put them back BUT if we look at it coldly choices like that aren't sustainable.

I think there needs to be more discussion about it. As otherwise people just don't know, and have children because, well, they are lovely so why wouldn't we?

I know what you mean. I am annoyed when I see families of 3 or more children. But I know why this is. I'm jealous because we have 2dc and I absolutely couldn't handle any more. I don't know how people do it and it makes me feel like a crap parent. I'd never tell anyone.

Other than that, as long as people can afford it, I have no issues with large families.

That wasn't my question actually, lavender. It was me saying (not asking) that the birth rate is 1.8 with the current level of large families. And so I asked was the number of large families going up or not.

Thanks for sharing that Crumbs. That answers my question more accurately.

So basically "only link me to things I agree with".

Things that irrationally annoy me:

• Droopy snail-paced teenagers spread out across the path. completely oblivious to anybody trying to get around them.

• People walking out in the road without looking, making me stop my car, and then dawdling across the road (Often the above).

• Little kids on scooters running into the back of me and their parents not saying a damn word or, better yet, moaning that I didn't get out of the way (I'm disabled and also disadvantaged as I don't have eyes in the back of my head for other kids, just mine).

• People who write in and complain about a TV or radio show without having watched or listened to it within a decent time frame.

• BMW drivers. Are working indicators a really expensive add-on or something?

• The Fiat 500 advert. It's a car, not a fucking fashion accessory!

I could go on, but my blood pressure is starting to rise just thinking about these things!