To find small children slightly repulsive

[BathshebaEverdene1]

OK I do love my 4 year granddaughter but sorry the chewing , gulping and gasping while eating is actually revolting .
Am I really nasty? She is here eating a sandwich and gulping down some milk in a really horrid way.

Indeed, it is rather gross when you think about it all the things we have to do when we're raising and caring for children!

And men say they're the only ones doing the dangerous and gross jobs, hahaha

This is Mumsnet.

If you were after niceties, you should have gone to Tattle.

That's okay.

Maybe you're repulsive too!

Lol...vipersnet more like...

Not all of you of course.

Not really after " niceties " just not really expecting ( slightly)insane personal comment

Babies, toddlers and small children are pure innocence. As far as I’m concerned each and every one of them is an angel and I’m disturbed by how many psychos there are out there hating on what are probably the most vulnerable members of society. It’s like that seemingly ordinary middle aged lady who was caught on camera putting a poor cat in a rubbish bin and closing the lid. How many child hating people are out there hiding in plain sight?

You could look at it as 'repulsive' being the opposite of 'attractive', so it means 'unattractive'. Think magnets - attraction and repulsion. But the word 'repulsive' seems to be coming to this thread fully loaded with extra emotions.

But all the OP's really said is that the way her 4 year old grand-daughter eats is 'slightly unattractive'.

I'd teach the 4 year old, help and show her, and talk to her throughout the meal when appropriate (e.g. not with my gob full), and encourage 'eating nicely'; but each to their own. MN does however contain a lot of posts from MNers being driven to despair by DPs and family members eating messily & noisily (and worse), so I would say that basic, acceptable table manners should be learned young.

Omg now I would put a cat in a bin because I find the sound of small children eating a bit gross ?

Totally insane

You're never going to win many fans when you put the words 'small children' and 'repulsive' in the same sentence, especially when the small child in question is related to you.

So strange!

Him/her. Better?

I am honestly getting so fed up of people like the OP, give your head a wobble.

Book a Specsavers appointment.

Yup, that's a horrible way to talk about another human being.

Do you understand what drawing a parallel means? I didn’t imply that you would personally would do such and my comment was referring to people who dislike children in general and did not point to any specific comments, although plenty have been pretty awful.

But as you seem to wish to draw attention to yourself I’ll say that if my mother or father thought it appropriate to go online and post on a public forum that they were finding my child, their grandchild, slightly repulsive while they were supposed to be looking after them I’d be more than a little concerned.

Maybe your grandchild (and others) will think that YOU stink when you become incontinent or unable to take care of your personal hygiene. I'm sure you and everyone else on here who supports your comments will be fine with those observations. What's good for the goose n all....

& yes you are nasty. Your feelings will show on your face, even if you don't explicitly state how you feel. She will then internalise your mirrored disgust into a sense of self & it won't feel good.

Is that what you want?

It??? The child is not an animal.

Eh?

You’re not coming across well op, and I really hope you’re not the intolerant person you make out to be on here in real life,

and if you really do find small kids repulsive I hope your daughter kicks you into the long grass.

I doubt she will." Kick me into the long grass" she likes the free childcare and unconditional love I offer.
Get a grip.people

When I was around three years old I remember distinctly liking or disliking grown ups based on very subtle indicators and look ing back I was pretty spot on. Children are far wiser and more perceptive than adults usually give them credit for. Often they are like little philosophers because they are viewing life from an unconditioned and non-jaded perspective.

You can use Reddit instead of being on a parent's forum. Most people here have snotty, dribbling and stinking children.

Some of my in-laws are child haters. When my DCs were born, they went out of their way to express their irritation and impatience ("go away and come back when you're 18".) Lots of anti-child posts on FB etc. They moved to a remote part of Portugal and said it was wonderful apart from the "screaming kids down the track".

I told them I was sure the "screaming kids down the track" would get used to their funny ways in time and that personally, I couldn't stand anyone over the age of 50 (they were/are!).

Interestingly, one of them used to be a teacher.🙄

How do you think she got grand children if she didn’t have children? 🙄

Seriously, stop the hatred of the child free, it’s unseemly.

I don’t understand all the Pollyannas on here pretending that young children can’t be gross. Or do they truly revel in the sights and smells of snot and drool? It may be an unavoidable part of parenting but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be gross.

Just as children can be utterly and exasperating or are we not allowed to mention that too? It doesn’t mean that they aren’t worth it but I don’t think it’s helpful to pretend that parenting is always a bed of roses.

OP isn’t coming across well because she started a thread to divide people and cause tension 🤪