> 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

> 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.