What do parents think about childless people who find children annoying?
I am one of them. To give you the other side’s perspective. Never wanted or had children. But I highly respect people who do, and raise their children to the best of their ability. I also accept that kids will be kids. What I find much more annoying is parents who do not take into consideration other people’s needs while letting their child run rampant.If I am some place that is very child friendly, and kids are being kids, I may still find it annoying, but I will swallow those feelings because this is their place, not mine.But in a nice restaurant, theater, coffee shop, or store, and a child is going nuts, and the parent is largely ignoring them, I get very annoyed, at the parent. The kid is just doing what comes naturally to them, but the parent is not doing anything to to teach that child proper ways of behaving in different situations. If the parent is trying, and the kid is just being difficult, then compassion and tolerance is the proper response from me.But in general, I do tend to avoid places where kids congregate. When I was younger and my friends started having kids, our relationships suffered because I did not want to spend time with them and their young child very often. Is that my fault, well, yes, of course. I did not blame them, I knew it was my issue, but our friendship suffered anyway because of my hangups.I am now turning 50, single, no kids, no brothers or sisters (so no extended family). It is lonely. As I type this I see my Christmas tree with no gifts under it. My house is utterly silent (unless my Siamese is talkative). I do not regret my decision, but I am at least responsible enough to see the downsides to not having children.I still find kids annoying. Many of them anyways. I do take the time to compliment parents when I encounter ones that have very well behaved kids and very involved parents in public places.You can hate me, love me, or let me be. That is your choice. If you are in public and your kids are acting up, you may be desensitized to it, but others are not.
Why do younger people think the world revolves around them?
AJ: This question is not a debate. What I asked was simple. Whether you're offended or not is not important to me. Frankly my "generalization" is quite true most of the time. I've been driving for awhile now, & not just in the United States but the U.S. has the worst traffic I've ever been in. It's true more often than not that younger people do break the rules/laws of the road more often than older people do. I don't think you have been driving long so you wouldn't understand that. I agree, people of all ages do stupid stuff all the time but generally speaking with time & experience comes understanding & wisdom. Young kids who are driving generally do not pay attention as well & plus their motor skills are still developing. Cellphones hold no discrimination to anyone, especially when people get hurt or die because someone wasn't paying attention due to a phone or no usage of their blinkers.
What do you think about children calling adults by their first name?
I think it's wrong, and shows a complete lack of respect.
Why do a lot of people think that to live with your parents is bad?
There are some legitimate reasons to it, and some irrelevant.For some, it’s because parents have always seen them as a kid, no matter if they are 6 foot tall, or a hot shot for the outside world. Hence, as that kid grows, he/she would like to make some decisions, that makes them feel good. But since some parents are still stuck upon the very thought that it’s their KID, that would be difficult.For some, it’s to have their own space. Surprisingly, that’s a phrase mostly used to relationship stuff. But this is very much applicable to the current question too. As children, we want to have a space that belongs us, that is in accordance to us. And with parents, in a family, that would be a difficult thing to do. That’s why you would see many, not mostly, complaining about life after marriage, in a joint family.For some, living with parents is an obstruction to all the crap they wanna do, out of the vibes that they get from the outside world. For example, With parents, you can’t go drunk weirdly, smoke freely or do any such “shouldn’t be done in front of parents” stuff. So that’s why, these people are so very much against the idea of living with parents.For rest, they are just following the over hyped, totally corrupted meaning of the word Independent. Yes, living with your parents makes you dependent, you’re not self-sufficient, asking money from them shall make you a shrewd, under performing offspring. Atleast according to people. This people are blinded by an idea, which is being followed by many people, for totally different reasons as compared to the definition they provide.Overall, I love staying with my parents, and involving them more or less in every aspect of my life. Apparently, life is spelled as FAMILY for me ;)
Why do teenagers think that it's them against the world & that adults could never understand what they feel?
because they are at that age when everything revolves around them... they are stil young, they're immature and they're selfish -- they don't care about other people, they only care about themselves and if you're one of those adults who tell them to "get real" or something then you don't "understand" them. -- i know... i hate teenagers like that. i was somewhat like that -- but i grew up from a different country and was in a catholic school for most of my life so i was more humble than the typical teenagers. as i grew older, yes, life is hard -- but i never forget about other people who don't get to eat everyday and that shuts me up whenever i feel like complaining. as teenagers, they don't have that capability yet to emphatize with other individuals and see that there are people with bigger problems. and if there are any teenagers who keep insisting that life is not fair and that adults do not understand them, here's my message to you "there are bigger problems out there than what you know right now. reason why your parents are controlling you is because they want to protect you." it's shallow how one's life revolves around boyfriends, friends in school, parties etc. there are more other important things in life besides that you know?
Why are older adults so much more polite than younger adults?
Well, the brain is not fully developed until the age of 25. Perhaps that is why you are noticing that people over 25 are more mature. It also has to do with experience. By the age of 25, people have had 5 years to drop their teenage habits and those who are no longer in college get the wake up call that they are part of society and the working world, so they take on more responsibilities and grow up. Face it, most people who are immature have selfish traits. I did. But, as one grows and becomes part of a society where they are exposed to more people, they learn that manners and being polite go a long way as one deals with strangers out in public, have jobs or careers and therefore, co workers. Although I have met very polite teenagers and some really mean seasoned adults, most people respond to being treated kindly with kindness in return.