Why do I get annoyed when people talk about their kids?

No, dear. People who have kids are so taken with them, that they cannot imagine that the whole planet doesn't share their interest.

I like kids, but many parents and grandparents overdo it in the bragging department. They think their kid is a genius because it breathes on its own. For most parents, the kids are the center of their world, which is good, but they need to know that ALL parents feel that way and their kids really are just average. You're okay in being annoyed - it is annoying to any normal person.

The partners thing - only classless bores would go on about their partner.

You answered your own question. Because you are 27 and single and feel you have no purpose in life. I doubt the last part is true, but if that's how YOU feel - then perhaps you are a bit envious of these other peoples lives.

well, I agree with you, really.

It would be annoying to try to relate to people you have NOTHING in common with...if it's co-workers, sorry. Just nod your head and smile.

(A lot of times, most of us just don't have a clue, this is where tact is called for.)

Usually, when we are having a conversation with someone, it is a back and forth, giving and getting. And about a subject we both are interested in. If you don't have experiences to share with the person on the subject matter, the conversation becomes very one-sided, them doing all the talking, and you doing the listening. .

While most of us can tolerate someone who only talks about themselves for a short time, it doesn't take too long before we are looking for a way out.

So, it doesn't matter what the subject is, if you are in a conversation with someone who can only talk about themselves, you will (rightly) get annoyed with them.

Personal example: I had a bachelor friend who was very lonely, and about twice a year would come over to my house to visit. I could only tolerate the guy for about half an hour because all he could talk about was himself. BORING!

So you getting annoyed with your friends talking about their kids is completely normal...

Kids are the closet thing to honesty and purity, before society and life has a chance to corrupt them!

I also agree with you, I have nothing against kids, maybe there is something wrong with the both of us ;) I highly highly doubt that though :D

I think your annoyance is very understandable if people talk too long about partners and kids. You aren't sharing their lives to that extent so its one-sided. I have an acquaintance like this. There are many other topics to talk about.

**I have a kid and I STILL get annoyed when people talk about their kids....you're OKAY. lol!!

Relax, you're normal. I personally get annoyed if anyone rides a certain subject on and on and on--no matter what the subject is. I think, "800 bajillion topics in the world, and there's just 1 that floats your dinghy?" Damn. ;-)

Maybe it's because when people talk about their kids it's very boring for everyone else and nobody other than them cares. I'd get annoyed too.

Maybe because you haven´t experienced the joys of motherhood yet. Once you do, you won´t stop talking.

A lady once told me :

THERE IS ONLY ONE PERFECT CHILD IN THIS WORLD..... AND EVERY MOTHER´S GOT HIM/HER.

So true

Because kids suck.

It's an expression of frustration and resentment that at this point you don't have any yet that's why you can't relate to what other people are talking about. In the future, hopefully you will have your chance to talk about your own. :)

because people don't care about other people's kid's.that's why there your kid's,not ours...

Somewhere during the past 15 or so years, it became very "special" to have kids, not just "the norm." People have been having kids for millenia but only recently has it become such a big deal to have reproduced. Everything is about kids today. All TV ads are about how to properly feed, clothe, overprotect, wash, disinfect, etc...your precious kids. We treat kids like little delicate porcelain dolls today. So people love to tell you how smart and special THEIR kid is. They live their lives through their kids and expect you to be equally as fascinated and obsessed with their children as they are. You are not "nothing" because you are single and have no kids. You actually have a life!