At least we're I am from it is a reasonable cultural norm to enjoy kids running around and help people out with their kids if you can. Earplugs are about .23c a piece so it is not an onerous burden I am asking people to endure here. I think your issue isn't actually the kids causing a bother but the kids existing at all.
Your lack of concern for others around you isn't something to be proud of or excused by cultural norms. Enjoy children however you want, don't impose them on others - is that so hard to do?
And moving the conversation to if I like kids or not is not going to help. Regardless of anyone's personal preference, you are still offloading the responsibilities of a parent on to other people. And if you want to do that, then you should be prepared for the fact that those other people might not be as good at parenting as you are, and might leave those kids scarred for life.
Some cultures still beat their children. Would you agree for those kids to experience being hit with a belt, just because they're annoying? After all, if you really believe in this "it takes a village to raise a kid" crap, I hope you're okay with the village bully contributing some life lessons as well. Because if cultural norms can excuse laissez-faire bad parenting, they can also excuse abusive bad parenting.
Or just parent your kids yourself and don't give others the responsibility of parenting them, and then you also won't give them the power to leave the kids traumatized. Simple enough.
At least we're I am from it is a reasonable cultural norm to enjoy kids running around and help people out with their kids if you can. Earplugs are about .23c a piece so it is not an onerous burden I am asking people to endure here. I think your issue isn't actually the kids causing a bother but the kids existing at all.
Your lack of concern for others around you isn't something to be proud of or excused by cultural norms. Enjoy children however you want, don't impose them on others - is that so hard to do?
And moving the conversation to if I like kids or not is not going to help. Regardless of anyone's personal preference, you are still offloading the responsibilities of a parent on to other people. And if you want to do that, then you should be prepared for the fact that those other people might not be as good at parenting as you are, and might leave those kids scarred for life.
Some cultures still beat their children. Would you agree for those kids to experience being hit with a belt, just because they're annoying? After all, if you really believe in this "it takes a village to raise a kid" crap, I hope you're okay with the village bully contributing some life lessons as well. Because if cultural norms can excuse laissez-faire bad parenting, they can also excuse abusive bad parenting.
Or just parent your kids yourself and don't give others the responsibility of parenting them, and then you also won't give them the power to leave the kids traumatized. Simple enough.