Forgo the Pretenses, Admit Your Annoyed

Recently I went out of town for the weekend to visit some friends of my S.O., since my S.O. is not as youthful as myself, several of his friends already have small children so I got to be exposed to the 2 and 3 year old set.
While I don't have any children myself, I like children just fine, they are cute, sweet, etc. but I think that parents out there are keeping a secret from us non-parents and I think everyone needs to fess up and admit that - quite often those 2,3, and 4 year olds are not likable little people. Before you get all indignant on me and say that I can't possibly understand (which you're right I can't) just hear me out. These kids, no longer babies, not quite fully functioning, interesting 5 and 6 year olds can really drive us all nuts. They can't articulate what they are thinking/feeling and therefore scream, whine and are generally irritating to the point of pulling your hair you - which is through no fault of their own, they are developing, it's natural - what's not natural is everyone else parents and the childless included just nodding politely and ignoring the fact that these kids are driving us crazy. I think everyone could benefit from fessing up to the fact that sometimes kids are highly frustrating/annoying - it would be cathartic. No longer would the mother have to slink away embarrassed in the store when her kid goes nuts - she can look others in the eye and say "yes, he is getting on my nerves too". Everyone should take the pressure off of themselves and quite pretending that little people who have only been on this earth 24 or 36 months are always delightful. God knows that we are all too ready to acknowledge that those our own age can be highly annoying so why not just extend that down to those in diapers?

I'll Always Look Younger Than Vivian

There is a phenomenon that I experience if not on a daily then at least a weekly basis and I'm convinced I live in some sort of time warp. Why is that when I look at pictures or film of people that are older than me but are at least the same age or younger than me in said pictures and film that they do not appear younger or the same age as me? This is truly puzzling. For example, I recently caught a glimpse of Pretty Woman on tv and while Julia Roberts can be no older than 20 in that movie, somehow when I look at her she still appears older than me (let's keep in mind this is all a mental thing - if we were to compare 20 year old Julia to 28 year old me I am sure there may be a few slight differences).
I just find it so curious that the brain somehow cannot process the image of someone you know to be older than you ever looking younger than you. Is this some sort of self-preservation mechanism that keeps us from running to the Botox until absolutely necessary? I am envisioning an older version of myself only watching 'classic' movies and tv in order to feel forever young!
Am I alone in feeling this way or was there a point when you were watching your Molly Ringwald movies and finally felt older than Andie, Claire or Samantha - I have yet to.