Sorry, but my children bore me to death!

[incanada1234 0]

Geez, FOUR PEOPLE answered "The author is right. Children are boring, especially mine!"

To you four people, can I have your kids?

do you take teenagers?

Ummm....ok, let me rephrase that - can I have your kids UNDER THE AGE OF 10.

[jen&darcy 0]

I love my girls. They are amazing and truely a gift. Yes they get on my nerves sometimes but doesn't everybody at some point in time. My girls are 9 and 5.

They may get bored but they are never boring to me.

[Welshcookie 17]

Geez, FOUR PEOPLE answered "The author is right. Children are boring, especially mine!"

To you four people, can I have your kids?

do you take teenagers?

Ummm....ok, let me rephrase that - can I have your kids UNDER THE AGE OF 10.

Dammit...I only have one left under 10 and I aint quite bored of him yet

[Nessa 23]

I didn't vote cuz I have no kids, but I don't think they're boring. Some are annoying but not boring

[babybunny 2]

I dont think kids are boring at all. I will also say that my parents dont think so either since they adopted 4 kids.

[moondancer627 0]

I don't have my own kids but take care of everyone elses kids from ages infant to 13 years old.

Here's my take on ages and stages.

Infant- not boring, need constant attention, and want to watch them when they are sleeping

Toddler- not boring need high speed energy to keep them out of trouble and comfortable

Preschool- still not boring, loves to learn and play games

K-2 grade- still not boring, still loves to learn, explore and play

3-5 grade- still not boring can get them outside to play ball, and bounce around with them

6th grade-up- Bored of you would rather be doing what they want you might as well be typing on visa journey which I do alot when I hang with the 12 year old going on 45.

Only time they are not bored with you is when she wants to go to the mall or get a ride somewhere.

moondancer

[Aymerlu 3]

*ahem* guess i'm the lone voter in the 'children are amazing' category.

Nah, I'm with you on that one. Probably the only thing we agree on. Children are great.

I'm with you too

[gimygirl 0]

i wonder if the 4 who voted that their children are boring ... if their children died tomr if it would just roll off their back because .... eh, they were boring anyway!

too bad people don't appreciate what they have ... if your children are boring ... it's because of YOU!

[Karen_L 1]

I don't have kids, but I've always found this idea very intriguing:

"Those of us who are not thoroughly 'child-centric', meaning we don't put our children's guitar practice before our own ambitions, are made to feel guilty. We're not meant to have an adult life — at least, not one that doesn't include them."

It seems a bit unrealistic to stop having things that you like to do and are interested in because you have a child. That said, I've been berated by those with kids before for even asking that question. Sorry. I just really can't understand that part of it.

I don't have children either, but I sense that lots of people feel that way before they have children, but then once they do they're dying to do things for/with the kids.

Personally, I've never been too interested in children; I want to have my own some day, but I have no desire to like... work with or spend time with other people's kids. When all the other little girls in my grammar school wanted to be nurses and teachers and hold babies and play with kids all day long, *I* wanted to be a veterinarian lol.

[nayalamb 0]

i don't think kids are boring at all! at least not any i've ever met or babysat.

i think certain things can be boring, like long recitals and prize-giving and sports meets and stuff. not because of the child, more because you have to sit through watching dozens of other kids when you only really only wanna see the one you're rooting for.

its funny that the person in the article is whining so much... when the kids finally get married and move out, they will long for those "boring" moments.

[KarenCee 3]

My daughter is amazing. Very inquisitive and loves to be on the go all the time. I don't get bored with her, it's more that she gets bored with us, since we don't have the energy level she does Kids boring?? Nah, they're only boring to those who are more interested in themselves than in anyone else.

[luvaLimey 0]

Yes, sometimes kids are boring, but then so are a lot of adults.

Sometimes it's tedious to sit and play pokemon cards with my son, but then there are some very fun moments we have together too.

I'll tell you what really stuck a chord with me in that article though: the play groups, where the infants and toddlers roll around and the mothers sit around and talk about teething and potty training. Yes, I can have a conversation with someone about that, but I'm pretty good at only making it last a couple of minutes. Then, I want to move on. When the only thing you have on common with those other women are mother issues, you tend to sit there and watch the clock or drag your kids away early. Becuase I'll be honest: the most boring thing about those playgroups isn't the kids; it's the adults.

[ya falaha! 0]

Boys are never boring! That is unless they make you look at baseball cards for hours or tell you the same joke over and over and over and over.

[rebeccajo 14]

Kids are amazing. But every little thing they do ain't.......heck, crawling, walking, talking and all that jazz is just nature.

Then later on, you help them try to find their gifts. It isn't always pretty. Example, Music recitals can be amazing and require earplugs at the same time.

Face it - some of what you do for your kids is just plain old momma's love.

It's really just like any other relationship. Except it's with a little person.

[Alex+R 0]

What's with the whole not taking her kids to the park thing? That's crazy.

I think kids are stressful, but not boring. That is why I don't have any (yet). I'm waiting til I don't see children as a death sentence. Sounds like the author never got that point. Maybe she shouldn't have had any?