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I was visiting my wife's family in Fiji and it was amazing how much more attention my boy, a toddler got there than in North America. Females of all ages from
by toomuchredbull 5y ago
I was visiting my wife's family in Fiji and it was amazing how much more attention my boy, a toddler got there than in North America. Females of all ages from like 12-100 would dote on him, ask to hold him and talk to him. In North America women treat him like he's diseased whereas my dog gets lots of attention. Weird. There really is a cultural bias against kids here.
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- kbelder 5y agoUpvoted, but I wanted to clarify that I think that's regional in the US.
- xen2xen1 5y agoI live in the American Midwest. The young women who want kids stay here and (usually) find a man and have kids. The ones who don't want kids badly and or want careers move away much more often. I'm wagering they end up near you. When I had a baby or a toddler they would get oohs and ahs, everywhere I went. That is quite normal here. Your story sounds much like self-selection to me seeing it from the other end.
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago> In North America women treat him like he's diseased Where are you living? My experience in the US has been basically what you described in Fiji, except not limited to women. Virtually everyone around here is happy and excited to see kids. Babies especially. Taking my <1 year old for walks was guaranteed to produce smiles and waves from everyone we passed. If I was living somewhere where people outwardly loathed young children, I'd probably want to move. What you're describing isn't normal.