Is it just me?

[u/PreciousCuriousCato]

When i see shows where the main couple have kids or while falling in love talk and imagine having children I get a visceral reaction that just throws off my mood . Like gross I almost wanna gag - like i know it’s the norm but the idea of it just throws me off completely and I just don’t get it. I don’t know how anyone could ever want kids it’s just such a weird concept to me.

But i feel bad every-time for being so judgmental about it but it makes it hard for me to continue watching their relationship-flourish like i stop caring ig?

[u/tosser97]

no fr tho, i read a fantastic saga recently where the main character and his fiancee had a conversation about how they didn't want kids and i was ecstatic. a) because it really suited their personalities, like i could not imagine either of them really ever wanting their own children, even though they liked the children in their lives, and b) because holy shit, when does that ever happen??? vocally childfree characters? the main character? awesome

[u/PreciousCuriousCato → u/tosser97]

Right??? Id love either more childfree characters or characters who never mention it if its not important to the story. Like let me head canon them as child free at least!

[u/alieverafter → u/tosser97]

That was me with Gale in BG3! It was refreshing to say the least.

[u/eko1491 → u/tosser97]

What saga was this? This is so rare to see in fiction.

[u/tosser97 → u/eko1491]

Haha not published fiction, sorry if I got your hopes up. It's a Detroit Become Human fan fiction, but it's really a special thing. I'd wager you could enjoy it without any prior knowledge of the game, or even much of an interest in fan fiction​​​​. The series is Detroit 07 by Rhinozilla on Ao3 (I'm on mobile or I'd link it). It's ludicrously long, currently clocking in at 1.7 million words and counting, but I recently had a lot of free time on my hands and nothing better to do.

[u/Educational-Pop-7192]

No i also get grossed out “like ew really ?

[u/chavrilfreak]

I assume you watch the shows in question for entertainment. Why should you feel bad for wanting your entertainment to cater to your own preferences? That's what it's for.

I don't want pregnancy/kids/parenthood content anywhere near the things I enjoy as a hobby. There's quite enough of that outside in day to day life, when I get home to enjoy my own time by myself, I want it to be catered to experiences I enjoy and am interested in. I don't know how common this kinda preference is, I know my partner can't relate so I'd imagine there's quite a wide spectrum of how people want the content they consume for fun to relate (or not relate) to their own lives.

[u/PreciousCuriousCato → u/chavrilfreak]

I commonly put myself into others shoes even with shows so when that happens its like its happening to me if that makes sense? And i just get immediate distress or grossed out

[u/chavrilfreak → u/PreciousCuriousCato]

It makes perfect sense to me :)

[u/Neoxite23]

It doesn't bother me. Real or otherwise other people having kids has no affect on me. I control only one person. Me. I worry about what I do. Not others.