peregrine, YES, the divisive self-righteousness is annoying. So are squeaky shoes, which I can think of 2 or 3 good arguments for (see reply to post) but sound like a bad excuse for fun. But the fact is, people who aren't parents are entitled not to get the things parents do. Think about it. You and I were once not mommies ourselves. I'm sure that there was a time that you, like me, responded to someone else's noisy child not with a glow of motherly love or even a saintly patience but an equally noisy irritation. Some day, many of these LJers will have kids, do dumb things because they're crazy about their kids, and realize that childless people are often inconsiderate of children and parents without thinking. Till then, they are just as entitled to not understand as a toddler is entitled to not understand when you don't let him or her play with a knife. They haven't been there. We have. Be patient.
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YES, the divisive self-righteousness is annoying. So are squeaky shoes, which I can think of 2 or 3 good arguments for (see reply to post) but sound like a bad excuse for fun. But the fact is, people who aren't parents are entitled not to get the things parents do. Think about it. You and I were once not mommies ourselves. I'm sure that there was a time that you, like me, responded to someone else's noisy child not with a glow of motherly love or even a saintly patience but an equally noisy irritation. Some day, many of these LJers will have kids, do dumb things because they're crazy about their kids, and realize that childless people are often inconsiderate of children and parents without thinking. Till then, they are just as entitled to not understand as a toddler is entitled to not understand when you don't let him or her play with a knife. They haven't been there. We have. Be patient.