Yes, but priorities are different from satisfaction. Iona acknowledges the drive to have children - this is probably not socialised - and the gladness of having had them. This is very different to finding them the most satisfying thing ever.https://twitter.com/JYuter/status/957550741450870784 …
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I've known some women whose greatest satisfaction in life was children. Well, two. An aunt and a friend. They genuinely love the company of children and feel fulfilled by spending their days with them. They both worked with children whilst & after raising their own.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don’t like children; have never liked children. When I was younger I used to think this was a queer thing, but then I met some straight women who don’t like kids & some queers who do. The latter group formed the spine of the marriage equality movement.
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I am not someone who enjoys the company of children very much. But I think many people who say they love children or don't like children feel the need to take a side when the reality is actually a spectrum. We like them in different doses.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I’m much better with older kids, that’s for sure. All the people who complain about teenagers baffle me. Teenagers are fine. They keep to themselves. The JBP rule I wholly endorse is ‘do not bother children when they are skateboarding’.
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Replying to @_HelenDale
It is certainly much easier since mine became a teenager, developed her own interests and stopped rabbitting at me all the time.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
This strikes me as the most obvious thing ever. Surely you & I aren’t the only people to have noticed it?
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Other problems arise tho. Mine is not too bad but: My cousin: I've got a pizza which you can share with your sister. Her teenager: WHY DO I NEVER HAVE ANYTHING OF MY OWN? WHY DID YOU EVEN HAVE ME IF YOU HATE ME SO MUCH? (Runs to room sobbing.)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
In which case she can stay there and sob until she’s ready to stop.
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Yep. It can just end up feeling like living in a minefield. My teenage angst tended to sullenly staying in my room believing I was punishing my parents with my absence (lol) but many teenagers, particularly girls, insist on having highly verbally all over the house.
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