This is why I shouldn't have children: When I hear one crying I always want to know why, not to make sure the little one is okay, but to see if he or she is overreacting. This obviously doesn't count when I know the child or am in charge of watching it - at those times the concern is real. But the rest of the time? Eh, whatever.
Like just now, when the neighbor girl went from laughing to crying, I ran to the window to see what was going on so I could evaluate the maximum volume her sobs should be reaching. To me, falling off a bike warrants loud cries, little brother taking a toy away warrants medium, being told to do something and then throwing a fit about it warrants a smack on the butt.
This is a somewhat morbid way of judging little kids, now that I think about it.
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The problem is not that you view kids in this way. The problem is that when you have them you stop viewing them that way.
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