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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
What is it exactly that kidless people can't understand about parenting? I think if anything people without kids have more objective and unbiased opinions. There is a great deal of pride involved in parenting and I think the "don't tell me your opinion if you don't have kids" argument is quite often a defense again criticism. No one wants to get tips on being a parent. And if personal experience was a requirement for opinions we'd have very little to give opinions on. Also, we've all been kids and experienced parenting in some form. That makes us all aerospace engineers. I may not have built the same plane as you but I know a bit about it.
It's like writing. Criticism from other writers is fantastic. But there is nothing like a solid drubbing from the general reading public to completely rearrange your aesthetic.
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Except in the context of this thread it's people criticizing the parents of the kid who was eaten. It's presumed here that the people criticizing the parents likely have no experience in child rearing, because of the inherent greater understanding of the randomness of a child's behaviour. Then we were treated to a guy saying one can have absolute control over a 2 year old, which is the epitome of ignorant.
It's like saying I know what being a teacher is like because I was in classrooms for many years. I know what it's like to be a student (be a kid) so I know what it's like to be a teacher (a parent). Well, you can say that, you can say whatever you want, but, you're wrong.