Is it wrong to hate small children?

[Paragon Fury]

And I mean actually intensely so? Not to the point where you want to hurt them or anything, but to the point where just being near them is uncomfortable?

Because it seems like if you even think about not liking children and thinking they're super and awesome, you're some kind of defective monster. Like I'm suppose to appreciate their insipidness and the smell, and the getting into everything. And the noise, oh sweet mercy the noise. The noise. The never-ending cacophony of noises that split the sanity of anyone nearby.

But we're supposed to play nice. Not complain or expect people with children to be considerate of others. That the rest of us are just supposed to deal with noises that make us seriously consider that a Hellgate has opened and demons are crawling out. The worst part is now I've gotten to the point in my life where social events and gathering are going to based around and revolve around babies and small children, since nearly everyone is getting married and/or having kids now so you've got to fake enthusiasm for them.

 

[RJ 17]

Nah, screw those jerks. Buncha entitled little pricks if you ask me.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I don't hate children, but I certainly can't stand them or want to be around any. Ever. For any reason.

But I see no problem with hating them.

 

[RJ 17]

Oh no! You are uncomfortable by something and feel like society needs to comform itself to your demands! Seriously, I could get it if you only complained about people judging you be gor not liking kids, but seriously criticizing people for having and enjoying time with their kids?

Perhaps I misread the OP, but it seems to me that it's not a criticism of people with children and an insistence that they conform to his demands so much as it's a simple statement that he doesn't like being around children.

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

There's nothing wrong with not liking children, actually the only children some people like are their own.

There's also nothing wrong with not wanting to have children.

 

[Rosiv]

Its ok to hate Large children, small children should be loved, and children of middle sizes should be tolerated. Children suffering from dwarfism should be seen as deities.

 

[Phasmal]

It's fine to not like kids, even to dislike them. Hating them intensely is a bit much.

Kids are gonna exist in the same spaces as you, so it's probably best to come to terms with that. Personally I enjoy being around most children, though I do know some people who just aren't into kids, and that's fine.
As long as you're not one of those people who sits around being passive-aggressive about how much they don't like kids whenever a kid is around, then you're probably fine. I used to know someone like that, they were a real jerk.

Yes, you are supposed to play nice. It's what we have to do in polite society, I'm afraid.

 

[Galletea]

No it is not wrong. I used to hate being around children too. Now I work in a shop that sells toys, so now I'm indifferent to children and dislike idiot parents more.

 

[Dizchu]

Hating children doesn't seem to be as bad a thing as hating any other group of people because... well, being a kid is temporary. Also unless you go out of your way to tell them that you hate them I don't see if any harm can be done, as long as you don't act on your hatred.

Just accept them as a necessary evil and move on.

 

[JoJo]

I guess if you keep it to yourself then there's nothing inherently wrong with it... probably crossing the line though if you expect that children or their parents should go out of their way to accommodate for your tastes. Kids have just as much right to a public space as you do. Myself, I'm quite fond of little people, they're usually bundles of fun and aren't afraid to speak their mind.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Being uncomfortable? No.

Hate? Yes.

I don't hate kids, I just hate being around them, because I'm uncomfortable around strangers in general. And kids amplify that by 10. But I know that, unless they come up to me and kick me in the shins or start yanking my clothes, this my problem, not theirs. Kids are still in the process of growing up, so they're still learing shit, and you're just gonna have to accept that, because you're the adult.

 

[Barbas]

What was that line from Louis CK? "If you and your friends are waiting to go out, and you can't because someone won't put their shoes on, then I don't care if they're a kid or an adult; that person is an asshole."

ironically, though, the parents are usually to blame. Kids don't know what's going on most of the time.

 

[an annoyed writer]

I don't like being around kids much, though I wouldn't say I have a seething hatred of them. Hell, my attitudes can be summarized by the quote from Daria:

...Kinda hilarious story, actually. I was at a Best Buy one time picking up the box set for that show when at the counter there was this little tyke that just stared at me and screeched his little head off. That quote is the first thing I thought of when that happened.

 

[DementedSheep]

Its not even unusual. I don't like kids 90% of the time.
Although if you are in public space and there are kids chances are they going to make noise and yes you need to just deal with it. Yes you're suppose to play nice in most circumstances and show some restraint because you're adult and kids are still learning. It's ok to not like them but don't be like my brother who thinks a women should stayed locked in there house for two years after birth least he be mildly inconvenience by a little kid and that they should pack up leave to accommodate him.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

Oh no! You are uncomfortable by something and feel like society needs to comform itself to your demands! Seriously, I could get it if you only complained about people judging you be gor not liking kids, but seriously criticizing people for having and enjoying time with their kids?

Perhaps I misread the OP, but it seems to me that it's not a criticism of people with children and an insistence that they conform to his demands so much as it's a simple statement that he doesn't like being around children.

The last part looks like he's complaining that society doesn't cater to him and he has to go through the terrible burden of tolerating kids. Not a demand but still.

I don't care for kids but it's a bit much to gripe that we can't just go around complaining about kids and that other people do like kids.

 

[Erttheking]

Being annoyed by them is understandable.

Actually hating them is...a little irrational.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

It may help you to view them as they are, they are developing young humans that need their obnoxiously weird noises, messes and smells to properly develop into a healthy adult human. The " treat others as you would like to be treated" applies. People tolerated you while you went through your young horrendous developing stages and helped you along so that you could become a healthy adult human so you should do the same for them. Life is too short to waste it allowing yourself to be annoyed just by it's existence.

 

[Lightspeaker]

I can never quite understand why people say they hate kids. I like kids and I'd love to have my own biological children one day. Of course that would require actually having a partner...


I wouldn't say its 'wrong', although it may be a little far to use the word hate. Its just something you have to tolerate in society I suppose, being a child is a learning experience for them after all.

 

[Dinadan]

You sound like a grumpy old man. The only thing missing is that you complain about them not 'getting off your lawn'.

To your question: If the word 'hate' is used appropriately, then yes, it's wrong. There is a gulf between not liking them or being uncomfortable around them and hatred. You have no obligation to like them. They are, however, not fully fledged adults so holding them or their parents by proxy to your standards is hardly the thing to do. If the racket gets too loud, you can always ask the parents or children to quiet down. I've learned from experience that this works better when you are polite when doing so. And I think you are exaggerating like crazy. As loud as little brats get, and I lived next to a Kindergarten, drunk teenagers and adults can easily top that.