Maybe the idea of being tied down isn't that big a deal to someone who is already a homebody? I dunno.
Maybe the idea of being tied down isn't that big a deal to someone who is already a homebody? I dunno.
If it were truly that, I think we'd see the same sort of %'s if we did a poll for NT women, for SP women, for SJ women... so it's definitely not solely an E/I independent vs. homebody thing.
One of my best friends, an xNTJ, said something similiar. She stopped nursing after 2 months because she was tired of being "tied down". She's quite the responsive mommie though.Maybe the idea of being tied down isn't that big a deal to someone who is already a homebody? I dunno.
I know my (I think) ESFP mom didn't want to breastfeed because she didn't want to be tied down. My youngest brother was born when I was 21 and when she said she didn't want to be tied down, I was thinking What difference does breastfeeding make in whether or not you are tied down? You have a kid you are tied down.
I guess so. I've felt downright suffocating, clawing at the glass trapped on more than one occasion and am too lazy to mess with washing a bunch of bottles when I've got a milk spigots sticking right outta my chest.One of my best friends, an xNTJ, said something similiar. She stopped nursing after 2 months because she was tired of being "tied down". She's quite the responsive mommie though.
I don't recall ever feeling tied down by being a mother, even after nursing for three years. Different folks, right?
What's more beautiful than creating a life and helping to shape it into the best individual it can be? And I think the bond between a child and their mother is equally as beautiful. I think it's totally worth giving up your independence etc.
I would even adopt a child. Most people seem to want to adopt babies...but I wouldn't mind adopting a teenager...even one with behavioural problems. A lot of people I have spoken who claim to have maternal instincts just seem to like cute little kids...like it said in the OP, they have the attitude: "yes, kids are cute. I think it would be fun." I dunno, I just think what I feel is so much stronger than that...I'm more than prepared to take the rough with the smooth. I don't think I would ever be able to say that my life felt meaningless or empty...and feeling will be so worth all the "not so fun stuff" that would come with being a parent.
NFs do want kids.... they just want them 10 years later than an ESFJ wants kids.
I guess so. I've felt downright suffocating, clawing at the glass trapped on more than one occasion and am too lazy to mess with washing a bunch of bottles when I've got a milk spigots sticking right outta my chest.
I would feel more tied down by having more dishes to wash and having to remember to pack bottles when I went someplace. I certainly wasn't going to get very far without my kids because I didn't have a lot of people offering to babysit.