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I have a lot of time for the whole #RegrettingMotherhood genre.
Well, I say that, but I& #39;ve only skimmed this because of course I *don& #39;t* have a lot of time for *anything* because *I& #39;m a mother.*
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Well, I say that, but I& #39;ve only skimmed this because of course I *don& #39;t* have a lot of time for *anything* because *I& #39;m a mother.*
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I genuinely don& #39;t actually regret motherhood – my kids are awesome and are finally big enough that I enjoy them hugely a lot more than, well, not – but it is also true that it has fucked up my life in ways that I& #39;m far from recovering from.
I think I might have been at least as happy without kids. I would not have regretted *not* having them. But if I knew then, etc: I probably would still choose motherhood. Which is odd, really, since it was kind of a toss-up in the first place.
Anyway: I think the discourse skews far too heavily towards "oh but you& #39;ll change your mind/you& #39;ll regret it" and a LOT more needs to be said about the flip side.
I also think there& #39;s a major problem with *how* motherhood is discussed. Specifically, how mothers are not heard.
I also think there& #39;s a major problem with *how* motherhood is discussed. Specifically, how mothers are not heard.
You know that Grimes pregnancy post: "wow I so wasn& #39;t prepared haha nobody told me"?
How many times have you heard that?
Now, how many times have you *had* this conversation yourself? As a mother, how many times have you spoken (irl or online) about how fucking hard it is?
How many times have you heard that?
Now, how many times have you *had* this conversation yourself? As a mother, how many times have you spoken (irl or online) about how fucking hard it is?
