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I used to see other peoples kids and thought they were largely a waste of my time and attention (before I had kids). Now after having had kids, when I see other kids, my friends kids, my extended family's kids, kids I don't know even know -- and I think about how much time I've dedicated to spending time with my kids and yeah, and how they are kids too -- and it is safe to say that it has really changed my perspective drastically, 180. I care so much more for them because I know what it took, at least for me. And even if that's not the case for them I give them the benefit of the doubt and feel more responsible. In a way, I feel more responsible for the human race after having had kids

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I feel sort of an obligation (?) not in a bad way, just a sense of pride that humans are all kids, and that we care, and that there is love in the world, and people still do care about things, I see mothers getting angry or grandmothers giving candy behind their parents back, I see people consoling kids when they are crying, carrying babies around because they are incapable of walking and navigating themselves, there really is this sense of act of service in the universe for each other and honestly I find that beautiful and I don't take it lightly

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I read some research years ago that talked about the value of five non-parent adults regularly present in a kid’s life. It’s huge; as my kids get older, it’s even more clear. Looking back, in certain ways, I’ve probably been shaped as much by other parents almost as much as my own. Coaches, volunteers, youth group leaders, neighbors… It goes against my bent (I’d rather not be noticed at all), but I want to try to be that for any kid I meet.

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It takes a village Imagine what the world would be like if everyone felt like part of the village 🌎🫂

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I like kids (except little shits), and I think it’s more because of their potential. I feel like any positive energy I give them will be multiplied throughout their lives.

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for me kids are so much better than adults. no bullshit, just spirit

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for friends/family, I get a lot of joy now out of meeting their “best friends”. Understanding how meaningful this little person is to someone I care about makes a huge difference. Applies to all children, but if I’m being honest there’s still a disparity that makes “in group kids” extra meaningful

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I really appreciate your words and the fact that you accepted your condition as a parent so naturally. I became a parent very early, I was only 24, and I remember that period as if I were unaware of the act of bringing a child into the world and then having to take care of it. I was lucky enough to have a wife who was much more responsible than me, but I remember perfectly feeling deprived of a part of my life. Today, when I have three children, and they are all grown up, I understand better how important it is to keep that pinch of childhood inside us that gives us the opportunity to love children for what they are, and to love them unconditionally precisely because they are defenseless in the face of the ugliness of the adult world. I don't want to useless rhetoric, but I think that our beautiful words today sound so out of place in the face of events that we witness helplessly because of human perversion. We can’t be like this. There must be another way to live in peace.

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wow, i'm stunned $500 WILD

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As a mother I understand you perfectly. Before I became a mother I didn't understand children very well, although I always liked them. But after having my son, I also have the need to take care of children, whoever they are, to protect them. And every time I see a child on the news or the net who is suffering, I feel very strongly, with a lot of pain for him. I remember my childhood too, how helpless I was, the innocence....

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