Very true. :) But that is not all they are, and I think it's a shame to view them in only an unflattering way. If having children can't be a positive experience, there wouldn't be so many who DELIBERATELY have more than one. :)
Sometimes they are screaming brats, no doubt.
Other times they are funny, loving, or interesting.
True - we do know where they're coming from :-). Just the atmosphere of the thread, probably ... people are going to extremes.
I say because of temporary insanity. j/k I have five. I'm really insane. ;-)