Is it normal to not like your children...at all?

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Some kids are smart, others are smart asses. Some are just plain evil or just as dumb as a box of rocks. Before I became a parent I was a school teacher, youth sports coach and manager of many summer camps. I really enjoyed working with children...okay some more than others no doubt. I love my children but I do not like the people they are becoming at all. They are lazy, disrespectful, ungrateful, perform below average academically and cause me grief. Is it normal that I love my children but not like them or enjoy being around them?

My children are to be seen and not heard so I like them just fine. 1
Kids are complete parasites. What's there not to like about that? 5
I like my kids the most when they spend weekends at my ex's house. 1
I like my kids but not their evil ass ways. 13
I adore my children unconditionally. Shame on you bad daddy. 6
I hate my kids and their other parent equally. 4
My kid(s) is amazing and a gift to my world. Get some therapy. 6
My kids are as jacked up as I am so of course I don't like them. 1
Kids are horrible and worse to their parents. Normal not to like them. 16
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  • imadragon
    10 years ago

    Well that's terrible.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals
    10 years ago

    Although I'm not a kid person I'm going to say that they didn't choose to be born. You don't have a right to say they're too lazy or whatever.

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  • Moonbow
    10 years ago

    YOU are the parent and if your children are lazy, disrespectful, ungrateful, underachievers, it is YOUR fault! Take away the cell phones, iPods, Ipads, etc.; don't let them watch TV; if they have any pets, take them to the pound; ground their asses and tell them if they don't shape up, they will be grounded and live like prisoners until they're age 18!

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    • Avant-Garde
      10 years ago

      I don't agree with the part about taking pets away because not only is it traumatizing for the family who adopted but it is also damaging to the pet.

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  • purple1498
    10 years ago

    I hate kids no matter what they're like

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  • IDiGAFi
    10 years ago

    If you are a parent, don't you have more important things to do than hanging around on this site?

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    10 years ago

    Sounds like someone is a bad influence on them - the other parent, extended family, peers, etc. Find out who and undo their dirty work. Avoiding your children might seem like the only way, but you really need to spend MORE time with them. Somewhere in your children, there is YOU, but you're not going to find that genetic replication of your personality unless you seek it. Unless you are lazy and disrespectful yourself, you need to become a bigger influence in their lives. And you should already know that won't be a piece of cake. Its an every day job.

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  • Metalmusiclover
    10 years ago

    U have to teach them how to behave dummy

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  • thelittlesultana
    10 years ago

    raising them up right was your job. if you don't like who they are you and their other parent are the only ones who can change that.They didn't ask to be born to you, it was your choice and now it is your reaponsibility to them to instate the values you think they lack in them. they can't teach themselves, you need to step up and teach them before it is too late. they are not a seprate entity that is their for you to enjoy, and their personalities to the extent of values and disipline is a direct reflection of their upbringing under you.

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  • Flippin-dillydogs
    10 years ago

    WOWZA....1)why the fuck did you get pregnant. AND 2) Like [][][]Said, didn't YOU raise them?

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  • Mark92
    10 years ago

    Wow, wow, wow!!! Parent, school teacher, coach, manager all in one and still not like kids? Troll! Maybe you do hate kids, but I find it hard to believe you ever held either of the positions above. But if I am mistaken, then just: stay away from kids! They dont need you!!!!

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  • GuessWho
    10 years ago

    Sounds like you need to step up the discipline and become one of those hard-ass parents that they’ll only appreciate when they're older.

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  • Caps90
    10 years ago

    Aren't you the parent???? Your kids are lazy, ungrateful, and disrespectful???? Have you ever thought of teaching your child to say please and thank you.... they don't just learn that on their own. If you are grateful for the good things they do, then they will be grateful to you. You need to take control. Teach your kids to listen to you the first time and after that they get something taken away. Give your children chores and don't reward them for it. When they start doing other chores around the house that aren't assigned to them then give them a reward. Help them with their HW. Figure out what your children are not understanding.

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  • ㅤㅤㅤ
    10 years ago

    Didn't you raise them?

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    It seems most kids are like that. They will either grow out of it or do nothing with their lives. I was like that as a kid but grew out of those behaviors as I got older. I'm still immature though.

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  • Poppy2222
    10 years ago

    You need to except them for who they are. And think about there positives.if you dont your never going to get respect from your children .Probably end up lonely in the future.show them respect, ,effort, kindness and most importantly love.then your start getting it back. :)

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