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This really has nothing to do with babies. Aemon Send a noteboard - 27/02/2013 05:12:23 PM

It's just the way socializing with other people works. You pretend to be interested in what's important to them and they do the same for you. You exchange pleasant lies in order to grow closer and gain the benefits that come from cooperating with another human being. When you refuse to participate, people aren't really shocked that you're not interested in the subject, but rather, that you would be so rude to someone else. It's for exactly that reason that you can't call a fat person fat. People don't get mad at you because it's untrue, they get mad at you because it makes the other person feel bad.

In short, you don't have to be interested in babies (or cars, new jobs, sports teams, health issues, vacations, favorite coffees), and no one honestly expects you to be. You do, however, have to feign enough enthusiasm to make people feel good about themselves if you want to cultivate relationships. Blame society or human nature for that, I guess, but not babies. They're just another "thing."

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How do you let a new parent down easy? - 26/02/2013 10:14:24 PM 1060 Views
Maybe when you have kids you'll see it differently. - 27/02/2013 06:57:35 AM 980 Views
He'd be Cannoli IV. I'm already the third. *NM* - 27/02/2013 03:14:16 PM 476 Views
So you are trying to understand why parents think thier kid is special? *NM* - 27/02/2013 01:03:43 PM 400 Views
As you're reaching for it just say, "I really hope I don't drop this one too!" *NM* - 27/02/2013 02:33:51 PM 337 Views
I think you're onto something. *NM* - 27/02/2013 03:08:00 PM 359 Views
That's awesome! *NM* - 27/02/2013 03:13:25 PM 341 Views
This really has nothing to do with babies. - 27/02/2013 05:12:23 PM 845 Views
Exactly. *NM* - 28/02/2013 11:49:47 PM 339 Views
Having a child is easy, yes... - 01/03/2013 03:48:57 AM 810 Views

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