I don’t like kids. But I want to adopt at some point, after I find a like-minded partner and get settled. Tell me, why am I having this urge to raise a kid suddenly? I used to be what you would call “childfree”. It’s all very confusing and I don’t know why I’m having these feelings and ideas. I never expected this. I would prefer an older kid probably, around five or six because I really can’t handle babies. Like, my cousin had her son when I was about 16 or 17 and she just said “here hold this” basically, because she had a bathroom emergency lol. I sat there and wondered what to do. Do I pet it like a cat? No, I doubt it. He was just lying in my lap and I sat there until she came back. I was scared I’d accidentally hurt him! I can’t deal with something fragile as an infant, because I am very, very clumsy and drop almost everything I pick up. And also there’s the whole poo issue. Nope. Can’t do it. Is this the biological clock thing I always heard about growing up? In any case I hope this comes true someday. I feel like I could raise a smart, kind human. At least I would do my best to.
It’s strange how life works, isn’t it? How things change over time.