Facebook friends: is that a photo of last year's baby, or is this a new one?

[icarus]

Is it wrong?

When a friend's wife had her first kid, I got properly enthusiastic.

But now that they've been popping out one every year or two, as the baby pictures make the rounds on Facebook (again) all I can think is, "What? Another?"

I can see they planned to have a big family. It just brings home how fast a year goes and the remarkable rate of speed humans can reproduce.

At least we don't have litters.

ETA: So of course, what's posted on Jetsunma's blog today? A teaching on how we automatically judge. Ow. And Heh.

Comments

[krait]

Kids are one of my automatic "negative judgment" points, yep. Not being a kid person, myself, (and being environmentally inclined, to boot) means that "has reproduced like it's going out of style" is one of the life choices that makes me roll my eyes or scowl.

(Some people seem quite determined to have litters, whether strung out through the years or in the more traditional sense.) It's just one of those things. It strikes me instinctively as reckless/unplanned/selfish, and with that comes the baffled and irritated response.

...There are many good reasons why I avoid kids (and parents).

[icarus]

For me it's just ... it's a bit like someone who's on their fifth marriage. You try to be enthusiastic, but you've done this party already.