In the literal definition of the word parasite, until the point of viability an embryo/foetus is a parasite. If they can't live without my body supporting them, they're parasitic.
Marketing may have driven some of it but I see people in the outfits and the shops wouldn’t continue to sell them if nobody was buying them. Personally I’m with your husband on this thoughBut isn’t that a marketing trend rather than an actual thing? The mother and daughter matching outfits I mean? Like the family pyjama sets worn on Christmas Eve? My husband would sooner parade down High Street naked than pose in reindeer pyjamas with me and our offspring
That’s not the definition of a parasite though. In order for an organism to be classed as a parasite, it would have to be living in or on the body of another organism of a different species. Parasites don’t offer any benefits to their host either, where as carrying a child confers the obvious benefit of production of offspring and carrying on the species.In the literal definition of the word parasite, until the point of viability an embryo/foetus is a parasite. If they can't live without my body supporting them, they're parasitic.
That definition doesn't make me a bad parent. I'm glad I had my little parasites
I agree with this, didn't intend it in a particularly sinister way ... although I read somewhere that the film Alien has been blamed for inciting fear of childbirth in a lot of womenIn the literal definition of the word parasite, until the point of viability an embryo/foetus is a parasite. If they can't live without my body supporting them, they're parasitic.
That definition doesn't make me a bad parent. I'm glad I had my little parasites
Well said.
.I really don’t think anyone here has reacted badly to those saying they don’t like kids?? I haven’t seen any nasty comments?I find it weird on this thread that people can wang on for pages about how much they hate a particular animal, or immigrants etc, but god forbid you say you don't like children
I don't think anyone minds people not liking children, its the description people use that others find distasteful its like a competition to see if they can outdo each other in their awful description of babies and children That is all over www not just this thread.I find it weird on this thread that people can wang on for pages about how much they hate a particular animal, or immigrants etc, but god forbid you say you don't like children
In a previous post you literally said - 'The way so many on forums etc look at pregnancy, babies and children I would say its a shame their own parents didn't think like them.' I think that shows you mind very much! I think the way people on here talk about certain animals, immigrants, people on benefits etc is also incredibly distasteful or a pissing contest about who hates them the most. Not seeing a difference just because it's kids or babies I'm afraid.
As I said, I don't think anyone cares that people don't like babies and children its the way they describe babies and children that is the problem.
My mother once described a budget brand towel from ... somewhere (I think Wilko, Home Bargains or similar) as "so rough I could probably have shaved my armpits with it"
I don't see how the production of offspring is an 'obvious benefit.' There are already too many people on the planet and overpopulation is contributing to climate change. What's so great about our species over any other?
When I talk about the ‘obvious benefit’, I’m speaking from an evolutionary biological perspective rather than a social or individual one. At the most basic level, the goal of any species is gene propagation and the survival of the species as a whole through the production of viable offspring.
I loathe and distest microfibre beach towels that you can pick up for a few quid and usually have something witty written on them like 'gin made me do it' and 'only here for the beer' - trying to dry off with of those is like trying to mop up spilt milk with a kleenex. They are not fit for purpose.
Mammalian reproduction isn’t parasitism.In the literal definition of the word parasite, until the point of viability an embryo/foetus is a parasite. If they can't live without my body supporting them, they're parasitic.
That definition doesn't make me a bad parent. I'm glad I had my little parasites
yes exactly! I feel like all those crappy ones don’t dry me properly. I want a post shower exfoliation with my towel thank you very much
