Why do some parents with kids think they are more Important/better than everyone else?

Question

Who cares if they popped out a big baby ....any one can do that
Why do people have to change in a self centered way after they have a kid
Why not change for the better

Answer 1

Cuz those kinds of people have no self esteem and are insecure......so they dig for compliments and look for attention.

I know a few people like that....

they make a big annoucement on everything they have done....
and now that they have kids.......they have another reason to talk even MORE!!

theses people have issues that's all.
Don't listen to them....just smile and nod.

Answer 2

Not everyone changes in a self centered way. Some people just think they are better than everyone else wether they have kids or not. On the other hand, people who raise kids are important. If we don't do a good job raising our kids now, what will the future be like?

Answer 3

I dont think it's that parents are self centered. It's just that parents love there kids and don't want them in harms way. I too used to think why do people with buggys feel they have more right than me. But once i became a parent i though differently. An example would be shopping. when in a store it's never a joy a buggy or kids around as you can't always shop properly as your watching the kids so it's just a case of being in a rush to get in and out of there.

Answer 4

Don't think that's true at all - most people I know have become at lot self centered since having kids - you have to be. Contrary to feeling better than everyone else, having a child can make you feel like a second class citizen for a while, especially while you are off work. Also, when you return to work you are treated a lot worse than those without children - I know from experience.

Answer 5

I agree. Once you have a child, the focus should shift from you and what you want to what the child wants and needs. I think that some parents just use their children as a way to bring attention to themselves (good or bad) because they lack self esteem. Also, some people focus their whole lives around their kids, so that really leaves nothing for them to have for themselves. The world is a sad place.

Answer 6

You are so obviously not ready to become a parent. Isn't this really about how things don't revolve around you anymore?
Being a parent is not about being self centered, but the opposite in fact. It is deciding to spend a large chunk of your life dedicated mostly to raising and providing for someone else. Self centered people make poor parents. The good news is that most people grow out of the face in life you are in, it is called growing up.

Answer 7

New parents can be a pain in the neck sometimes with all the pictures and the "cute" things the baby did. I guess it's an adjustment period they're going through.
Give 'em six months of 2:00 a.m feedings, a ton of dirty diapers and they change their tune. Then you have to hear all about how hard they're working for the baby.
Then the little darling learns to talk and develops his own attitude and listen to the whining.
Then the kid goes to school and needs money for this, and designer clothes.......need I go on?

Give 'em a few months.....they'll change their tune.
I just had one....and it wore me out.

Answer 8

Perhaps because their little darling/s have become the sole focus of their world, so much so that they have nothing else to talk about. Their whole identity is now so associated with their baby that there is nothing left of them.

Anyway, I don't know why other parents think that their kids are more important or better because I know that mine are - only joking!

Answer 9

Self centred? I haven't had two minutes to think about myself since i became a mum. My son is 7 months old and in that time I have not had a hair cut, bought myself 2 pairs of jeans and a t-shirt and been out on my own twice, the rest of the time I am thinking about him and looking after my house and husband, so how does that make me self centred????????
My son has just gone to bed, but rather than have a relaxing evening, I have a mountain of ironing to do, dishes to wash, and bottles to sterilise. But I am just have a self centred cup of coffee first!

Answer 10

I don't know parents who think they're better than anyone else because they had a child, big or not. I think my life has gotten better. I think I'm making my children better people than I was. I think I have a pretty important job. But am I better than a woman who has no children? No.