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Do people want a baby bc they want a baby or because they want a person? Weird wording but hear me out. Like a baby is the worst part imo. If I had a niece/nephew, them growing up is what I’d look forward to. I want to see their personality as they age,
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Anonymous 1w

not see a baby and gush over them. Seems like some people just want a baby tho. Like they know it’ll grow up(duh), but they want a baby because they want a baby, not because they want to raise someone. Idk

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Anonymous 1w

different people have different reasons. I've heard people point to the psychology of someone wanting the attention they gain from pregnancy/new parenthood and then being increasingly less involved in their child's life when they can't soak up more attention. Some narcissists are practically absent for the baby stage when the baby can't give them direct positive feedback and get more involved in an emotional vampire way as the kid gets older.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

the kind and logical perspective is to care for a whole person the whole time while their needs, interests, and capabilities change... but not everyone is kind or logical

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