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[–]mynamesnotmolly 84 ポイント85 ポイント

This is going to be downvoted to hell I'm sure, but I have to say it.

Why are people surprised that parents would actually like their baby?

I would totally do something like this if I had a sign for my cats. Normally I assume people like their babies (almost) as much as I like my cats.

[–]Jen3322/f/LTR 21 ポイント22 ポイント

I'm happy this is the top comment. Seriously, it's fine for people to have high esteem for their children. Really guys. It's good.

[–]losehim 3 ポイント4 ポイント

The novelty will wear off soon.

[–]bigfan17 1 ポイント2 ポイント

Mine's almost two. Can confirm.

[–]arwenface 15 ポイント16 ポイント

People are expected to like their own child, but don't expect the rest of the world to like your child.

[–]mynamesnotmolly 37 ポイント38 ポイント

That's fine. Why don't they get to write something on their own car?

[–]neongreen22 20 ポイント21 ポイント

I hate children, yet I'm with you on this one.

[–]mynamesnotmolly 12 ポイント13 ポイント

I'm not overly fond of them myself. However, I think it would be a little bit weird if their parents weren't overly fond of them...

[–]FRENCH-TOAST-N-SYRUP23/F/$$$ 4 ポイント5 ポイント

Wait, parents normally like their children? Like... genuinely??

[–]squal_al 6 ポイント7 ポイント

My dad told me once that he loved me very much, but he really didn't like me at all.

[–]spiralings 1 ポイント2 ポイント

Haha, I heard this a bunch!

[–]RainbowRampage -2 ポイント-1 ポイント

Hmm, that doesn't sound quite right. Whenever I hear parents talking about this stuff they mostly complain about how much hard work being a parent is, and how little it is appreciated. There's no way they could like the entities that have forced that displeasure on them.

[–]TheEllimistBecause retail 4 ポイント5 ポイント

I'm probably just a cynical bastard, but there are seven billion people on the planet: there is no way your baby/cat/dog/garden/hot sauce/falafel stand is the best in the world. I realize those kinds of signs are usually only half-joking at best, but it still rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

[–]RainbowRampage -1 ポイント0 ポイント

Not just the best, the best ever. That's a big pool to compete with, and if you have that sticker on your car, then your baby probably isn't going to be up to the task.

[–]bigfan17 1 ポイント2 ポイント

She wasn't entering her kid into some kind of competition or trying to get the Guinness people on the phone. She was just probably happy one day when her husband brought it home, had a sharpie ready, and did it. Sometimes I catch myself singing under my breath when I walk down the street. I'm not good, but that's ok. Just my own little happiness. Others can judge if they want, but I doubt I'd change.

[–]thatgeekyhooker[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント

I don't find it suprising at all that parents like their kids. I just think the assertion that it's the "best ever" is pretty ridiculous. Kids are kids. They're not Nobel Prize winners.

[–]Meph61630/m/NY 13 ポイント14 ポイント

That dad with Worlds Greastest Dad coffee mug is a fucking liar! /s

Or, in other words, lighten up Francis.

[–]mareenah 9 ポイント10 ポイント

I suppose you shouldn't get a card for being the best SO ever because it's ridiculous and incorrect. And of course, you won't tell your mom she's the best for Mother's day. No one should ever use hyperbole with the people and things they love because 'logically' it's not true! I see.

[–]constant_flux 0 ポイント1 ポイント

Why are people surprised that parents would actually like their baby?

That isn't an unreasonable view. However, the notion that anyone's baby is "the best" is patently ridiculous. Whenever I praise my family members or friends, I always say something to the effect of, "You all are among the best parents/friends/etc. I could ever ask for."

As cynical and misanthropic as I am, I know that there are some other kickass parents/friends/family members out there. Mine are not the best. And the whole idea that there has to be "the best" of anything has to be one of the most depressing, stupid things that culture has ever created.

[–]8-bit_d-boyToo Much Too Young - The Specials -2 ポイント-1 ポイント

I don't think it's the liking their own child, it's the pretentiousness of saying their child is better than anyone else's, ever.

[–]rak86t -4 ポイント-3 ポイント

It's good that parents like their kids, but this sign is douchey.

I'm generally annoyed with how hyperbolic people are these days. Everything is amazing, ridiculous, epic, or hilarious. Babies are pretty much all the same. Does this one never shit, piss, cry, or barf? Even if it didn't, and it WAS the best baby ever, it's obnoxious to have a sign saying "our baby is better than yours!".

[–]mynamesnotmolly 8 ポイント9 ポイント

But they do think their baby is better than other people's babies. It would be weird if they didn't. I like my husband more than other people's husbands. I like my cats more than other people's cats. It's natural to feel that way when you love something.

I think you're reading into the sign a little bit if you think they're implying their baby has never shit, pissed, cried, or barfed. I think it's just parents being a little enthusiastic about their kid.

[–]spiralings 0 ポイント1 ポイント

Do you like your husband even better than the best man?

[–]rak86t -3 ポイント-2 ポイント

Like I said, it's good that parents like their kids. Of course I like my cat more than other people's cats, but I don't go around telling people that my cat is the "best" because it's a bit tacky.

I personally find the culture of hyperbole annoying. That's all I was trying to say.

All that said, it's just a stupid sign that I'd roll my eyes at and never give a second thought.

[–]mynamesnotmolly -1 ポイント0 ポイント

Oh, eye rolling is a pretty acceptable. I roll my eyes at every "Baby on Board" sticker. I just don't find it weird for parents to like their own children. In fact, the ones that don't are the bad parents.

[–]rak86t -2 ポイント-1 ポイント

For sure!

[–]kairisika 4 ポイント5 ポイント

And no-one should ever have a "#1 Dad" mug? Because it's factually incorrect?