Does anyone like Other peoples young kids (tongue in cheek)

[beachcitygirl]

Ok as the title says. Being a little bit tongue in cheek, but does anyone really like other peoples young kids? Even family?
Love - sure.
But like?

Their messy eating, inane chat, tantrums, snotty noses, poo smelling, nose picking, crying, screaming, fussy eaters, Making a mess if they visit.
Sitting through countless ballet/drama/tap/plays etc watching hours of crap when you're own poppet is only onstage for 2 mins.
Screaming at the park etc

I mean we're programmed to love & like our own. But other peoples ? I'll go first.

Nope.

When they get to 10 upwards I love them, I find their thoughts & views on the World fascinating, but up until then. Hell to the no.

I generally do like other people’s young children as well as my own.

No. Children irritate me. I love hearing them play - I live near a school and I love how innocent and funny they can be but I like to enjoy from a distance.
It's not their fault. I'm just a grumpy old cow

We’re smitten with our (as yet) only grandchild.
Our own children, the same.
Other children, no, never have really.

I do. I have friends with children that I really love, now young adults, and I met two absolutely lovely little children of a colleague of dh recently.
Years ago I did have a friend with two children I disliked though. They were incredibly rude and naughty, I edged out of the friendship because of it.

I do! They are just children, even the bratty ones I can't really bring myself to dislike. Maybe spending hours and hours with children is not something I enjoy, but its not the child I dislike.

Parents on the other hand, frequently.

I’ve rarely met a baby, toddler or child I didn’t like. I’ve got a two year old and am very fond of all her friends.

I find older kids and teens harder to relate to but I’ll still make an effort.

I’ve never met anyone who claims not to like elderly people and I’m not sure why it’s acceptable to write off whole other groups of people based on one characteristic such as age.

Much like a pp my inlaws seem to have an idea of me as some sort of earth mother, child loving, patience of a Saint type of woman.

In reality I just don't scream at my kids or hit them. This doesn't mean that I love being around children and am happy to have them dumped on me at every opportunity.

Outside of my three children I probably only know three kids I like, my best friend has a baby daughter who I love (I imagine it's what a lot of people feel for neices and nephews) and I like two out of three of another friends kids.

I think it's a lot about personality, my friends younger two are well behaved, quite sensible and lo ely to speak to, her eldest is... a bit of a nob. Thinks he knows everything, really over dramatic about any perceived slight or unfairness and has to be centre of attention. I can't stand him but I do live my friend so I tolerate him and treat him the same as the ones I do like.