Foo - Why do I smile at babies + poll

I didnt realize this but last weekend I was talking and strolling through town with a friend and we passed a baby stroller with 2 kids, about 2 secs later, my friend gave me a funny look. I asked Qe? and he said "why are you smiling what I said wasnt funny", I realized that without knowing I had smiled at the babies and waved. Since then I have noticed that I do it all the time, like out running today, in the supermarket etc...

I guess it makes evolutionary sense but kinda took me by surprise since I am firmly in the "I dont really think I would ever want kids" campaign. :wtf:

I smile, wave and say hello to see how they react.

Sometimes they just stare, sometimes they hide their face. Some look at mom/dad to "ask permission" to react and some giggle and wave back.

I've had kids offer me their blankie or lovey bear. I've had one kid pluck the suckie out of his mouth and hold it out to me!!

It's cool. :)

I smile, wave and say hello to see how they react.

Sometimes they just stare, sometimes they hide their face. Some look at mom/dad to "ask permission" to react and some giggle and wave back.

I've had kids offer me their blankie or lovey bear. I've had one kid pluck the suckie out of his mouth and hold it out to me!!

It's cool. :)

Interesting.. Babies usually smile at me or give me the straight up "dude, dont look at me, you are weird" stare.

I flip babies off.

Thanks for contributing to overpopulation, you tiny jerk!

I smile at them because they're gonna pay my pension.
oh, and 19~20yrs down the line...

I flip babies off.

Thanks for contributing to overpopulation, you tiny jerk!
Thats Gangsta!

I smile at them because they're gonna pay my pension.
oh, and 19~20yrs down the line...
Probably yeah.. do you add a snicker too?

Probably yeah.. do you add a snicker too?

I feed them tastier chocolates than snickers so that they'll remember me for all the tasty candy I fed them.
ok, so I have a massive stash of candy just for this purpose.

ok, so I have a massive stash of candy just for this purpose.

Creepy :innocent:

I feed them tastier chocolates than snickers so that they'll remember me for all the tasty candy I fed them.
ok, so I have a massive stash of candy just for this purpose.Sweet van, by the way.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4420/freecandyol5.jpg

Smiling at babies is the normal reaction. Not smiling at a baby would mean you are a misanthrope.

Paternal instinct perhaps?

I smile at babies. Then I think of having my own. Then I frown uncontrollably for the rest of the day until I am reminded that thanks to birth control + abortion I don't ever ever ever have to have babies if I don't want to.

The end.

Sweet van, by the way.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4420/freecandyol5.jpg

At least you don't have my license plates!
when I honk, it makes that ice cream truck jingle.

Paternal instinct perhaps?

Could be.. Maybe I should wear a t shirt to bars that says "I smile at babies" :p

When I see babies, I scream and run off in a random direction yelling, "It's not mine! I demand a DNA test!"

i smile at them because i can imagine how tender they'd be if they were broiled with a side of horseradish, and coleslaw.

Smiling at babies is the normal reaction. Not smiling at a baby would mean you are a misanthrope.

Then I am one MAJOR misanthrope (whatever that means). I don't see baby's as cute or cuddly. I don't like them. I can stand being around them, but given the choice, I would rather be somewhere else (say, with my bike) than with a baby.

i smile at them because i can imagine how tender they'd be if they were broiled with a side of horseradish, and coleslaw.

Okay Mr. Swift.

You smile at them because deep down, you're an old softie who just wants to be loved and spread kindness throughout the world. And someday, someday, your heart will grow three sizes, and you'll have the strength of ten botto's, plus two.

Then I am one MAJOR misanthrope (whatever that means). I don't see baby's as cute or cuddly. I don't like them. I can stand being around them, but given the choice, I would rather be somewhere else (say, with my bike) than with a baby.

Maybe I'm cold-hearted, but I'm the same way. I'm extremely awkward and uncomfortable around children. And dogs, for that matter (though to a lesser extent).

i smile at them because i can imagine how tender they'd be if they were broiled with a side of horseradish, and coleslaw.

mmm... babies... the other white meat.

Babies are attracted to me and try to be my friend and all I give em is a blank stare I don't get it, they find me interesting and I have no clue what to do with them.

Beats making ugly faces and becoming the stuff of their nightmares.:)

Beats making ugly faces and becoming the stuff of their nightmares.:)No it doesn't.

I avoid eye contact with anyone under the age of 18.

You wave at babies because they are cute.
Babies are cute so their moms don't sell them to the circus after a few months of no sleep.

mmm... babies... the other white meat.

:lol:

You wave at babies because they are cute.This is not a universal rule. Some really ain't.

This is not a universal rule. Some really ain't.

especially caucasian babies.

hmm.. babies. kinda scary to me, actually.

Babies suck.

I almost went under the knife for my 30th...then I met ...her... and was amazed at how my feelings had changed...then ...her... dumped me and i hate everything :D

You wave at babies because they are cute.
Babies are cute so their moms don't sell them to the circus after a few months of no sleep.

I heard that babies are cute so you don't strangle them when they become teenagers.


BTW: Cute<Diaper stench

I only smile and make faces at babies if my son or wife is with me. If I'm by myself, I'm afraid I'll get tazed or pepper sprayed.



BTW: Cute<Diaper stench

breastmilk + diaper geenie = no stench

Other: Because I think of how good it would taste slow-roasted on a spit with some honey BBQ sauce.

...Bottle of nice Chianti. What's not to like?

breastmilk + diaper geenie = no stench

Oh, just you wait until your baby starts solids.
*insert biohazard symbol here*

Oh, just you wait until your baby starts solids.
*insert biohazard symbol here*

That's where the diaper geenie comes in! It only stinks as long as you let it stink. I got real fast at changing diapers.

He's 6 now. #2 on the way.

Babies suck.

I think technically they suckle.

You smile for the same reason you smile at puppies, and baby seals and the like. The poor guys are defenseless and only have their cuteness to insure their survival. Their huge eyes and toothless smiles are disarming. If they had fangs and horns and huge suction cup covered feelers, not so much.

You smile for the same reason you smile at puppies, and baby seals and the like. The poor guys are defenseless and only have their cuteness to insure their survival. Their huge eyes and toothless smiles are disarming. If they had fangs and horns and huge suction cup covered feelers, not so much.

How did you ever survive childhood?

How did you ever survive childhood?

I thought jsharr came to life in his current state.

Baring your teeth while growling is kinda like smiling, isn't it?

Haha, yes I'm in that "no babies ever club!" but I do catch myself waving or if they're being bratty I stick my tongue out at them!

I smile at girl babies, because girl babies grow up to become hot chicks and someday mercy boinking old fat guys who smiled at you when you were a baby might be en vogue.

I smile at girl babies, because girl babies grow up to become hot chicks and someday mercy boinking old fat guys who smiled at you when you were a baby might be en vogue.

Were you listening to Gary Glitter as you wrote that?

Every so often, I catch a tot awestruck or smiling at my bike - I love that!

Were you listening to Gary Glitter as you wrote that?

Gary Glitter was too impatient - I bet he download pictures of green bananas too.

I love babies and they seem to like me back! I always get a smile or a pleased look back.

I was in a store recently, waiting in line, and the people in front of me had a toddler clinging to his mother's legs, crying at the top of his lungs. When he saw me smile at him, he instantly stopped crying and looked at me, gave me a shy smile and settled down a bit. He kept looking at me for about a minute, and then his mother said something to him (it was in Spanish and I don't understand much Spanish), which unfortunately set him off crying again.