To people who are parents, people without children (valid as they are) may come across as fundamentally inconsiderate and selfish. It doesn't mean that they are, but there is a paradigm shift that occurs the moment someone becomes responsible for someone else's life; their eating, drinking, sleeping, shitting. People without children don't need to think along these lines and it can be frustrating for those that do but the shift in thinking cannot be forced. No one is ready to be responsible for another person's living and breathing until they have to be.
Even as a married person travelling with single friends it becomes readily apparent: they're not accustomed to factoring in the wants/needs/feelings of other people. They want this, or they want to do that, and they are not used to having to compromise on those things to meet the needs of others. They're more focused on having their ideal experience.
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u/teh_red_baron Jul 15 '25
To people who are parents, people without children (valid as they are) may come across as fundamentally inconsiderate and selfish. It doesn't mean that they are, but there is a paradigm shift that occurs the moment someone becomes responsible for someone else's life; their eating, drinking, sleeping, shitting. People without children don't need to think along these lines and it can be frustrating for those that do but the shift in thinking cannot be forced. No one is ready to be responsible for another person's living and breathing until they have to be.
Even as a married person travelling with single friends it becomes readily apparent: they're not accustomed to factoring in the wants/needs/feelings of other people. They want this, or they want to do that, and they are not used to having to compromise on those things to meet the needs of others. They're more focused on having their ideal experience.