What are things that non-parents cannot understand?

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@Dung_Beetle

Really interesting thread. I felt particularly impressed by @Sleel 's #95.

My favorite part was

@Sleel

There’s a reason people with multiple kids are blasé about things that normal humans freak out about. “Timmy is doing backflips off the roof onto rakes while holding scissors? Well tell him to knock that shit off unless he’s got his homework and chores done.”

If you can understand that, you got it.

As the 2 year old at the next table pierces eardrums and throws stuff, and my childless date becomes increasingly unable to function properly, I can smile and laugh and eat, with exactly no inclination to move or leave. I will also laugh at the people who make shitty faces and comments.
I might then pick up the parents tab, and if you can understand why I’d do that then you’ve got it.

I can answer any question asked by a random small child in public. If you don’t know what your third favorite dinosaur is, or why you have a weird looking face, you wouldn’t understand.