I write fanfics and I like foxes.

Me at 17: “god I can’t wait to go home and write fanfic”

Me at 21: “god I can’t wait to go home and write fanfic”

0: Oh look, I’m watching the movies and he looks fairly young

1: Ohhhh, he’s an Elf, he must be old as heck.

2: Oh he’s young for an Elf, aww, grumpy teenager.

3: Elves live for thousands of years, but at 100 they are fully grown. 2000 years old is a very respectable age for an Elf.

Evening Dress

c. 1911

maker unknown

you don't "hate kids," you hate censorship passed off as family values.

you don't "hate kids," you hate the constrictiveness of the nuclear family.

you don't "hate kids," you're just not used to occupying fully age diverse spaces so you're not used to the noise or the many different kinds of needs.

you don't "hate kids," most public spaces just aren't built for kids, and so the few kids you see are always uncomfortable and distressed.

you don't "hate kids," you hate the intense social rules assigned to kids and anyone who interacts with kids.