Is it weird to want a kid

[Tyr5678]

Ok so this may be a little weird Im still in high school and want a kid. I know I should wait and want to wait. But I just love kids everytime I see one I really really want one. Are they really fun to have and live with. Are they just a little gift from god? I hope im not weird. Please help me. I think this makes me weird. I just need some advise from parents other then my family. Sorry If posted this in the wrong spot im a bit new here. Please help by answering this in any way you can. Also sorry if this creeps you out.

[irish*eyes]

It's not weird; it's also not logical.

I don't know your gender but if you are female it is entirely possible that your biology is beginning to lean into some maternal instincts and that is normal. And even if you aren't female, those instincts might be kicking in, too; I think it's more common for female-born individuals to feel it before males, usually.

It is also common to want to care for someone/something other than yourself at a certain point in your life. When that happened to me at your age, I got a cat, though. I definitely don't recommend a baby for a while. ;)


/not a parent
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[Tyr5678]

Thank you so much for answering. I feel better now. Btw im a male. I forgot to say that at first. I think that would help with the answer.

[arabella]

well my high school boyfriend wanted a kid in high school so I don't think you're alone, but for the love of unicorns WAIT! do not have a kid in high school. Maybe join an organization where you can volunteer with kids?

[Tyr5678]

Thats what I was thinking. I did get a job at a summer camp with kids. And I will wait to have a kid. my patents would kill me if I had one in higb school. And I lime my life so yea Im gunna wait thanks again for replying

[LooseyMama]

I think whenever anyone (of any age) thinks about bringing a baby into the world, it's a good thing to look carefully at your motivations. (And no matter your motivations, it's almost *never* a good idea to become a parent when you're just a teenager yourself.)

Maybe you could get some training at the Y and become your neighborhood's favorite babysitter? Or maybe you could start thinking about a career path that puts you together with the things you love most about kids -- education, perhaps, or pediatric medicine or making music that kids dig or designing kids' clothes or...or...or? I'm not saying you should never become a parent (obviously) but there are lots of things you can do in the meantime that might meet some of those motivations.

Yes, kids are gifts from god, but when you've been sleep-deprived for months, the baby has vomited all over the bed for the third time tonight, you're out of diapers and s/he has explosive diarrhea, too, and you're supposed to get up and go to work in, umm, two hours ... well, let's say they're the sort of gifts that try one's patience like Job.
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[Tyr5678]

thanks again for all your replies. i am glad that i am not the only one out there who has felt this way. i now know that i am not weird. i do have a family pet and if i had the money and my own house i do think i would buy one that was a good idea for yourself irish*eyes i might look in to that if i feel this way in the future. thanks again.