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Saturday
08Mar

Ever wish you'd never had kids?

Interesting article titled “Women who aren’t cut out for motherhood” by Lucy Beresford for The Times (UK edition). 

It’s a rarely discussed topic, and the following paragraph particularly caught my eye …

“We know that motherhood changes lives. We know all about the lack of sleep, the reduced social life, the loss of libido. What is underacknowledged is how vulnerable psychologically the new mother is to the loss of her old self. With all the freedoms that can come from a fabulous career, or financial independence, the new mum may be underprepared for the psychological impact of being totally responsible for someone else.”

Read the rest of the story here

Thanks to Callipygian Briefs for the link.


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Reader Comments (1)

YES. I unfortunately wish I had reconsidered having kids. My husband would have been all for not having kids. They do not amuse him in the least. I love them, of course, but I and our marraige have become so different and not in a good way. We fight,fight,fight and it is mostly over the kids! He likes to spend,spend,spend, and it has caused our finances to be awful. I want to save for the kids future but he want stuff now for himself. He is unemotional and unloving,sleeping all day while I take care of kids. My advice? If your going to have kids, pick someone you know will be a great father.

September 5, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterwishing I never had kids

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