fitting in with last week's thoughts...

[meganursula]

http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/to-the-mom-who-wishes-she-wasnt-a-mom

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[blk]

Yep, there's some resonating there.

I should start writing more about parenting. I feel like I have things to say. I just don't know quite what they are yet.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

Both of those articles (the original post and the response) are so true for so many of us. The first thought that comes to mind is that nobody should become a parent before they are willing, which is why we so desperately need cheap and accessible birth control and abortion. The next thought is one that only gradually came to me after many years, which was that my life was going to change whether or not I had kids, and that there was absolutely zero guarantee that I would have continued to be as happy as I was before kids if I didn't have kids. Maybe it was obvious to others, but for me that one was really a revelation... and has been helpful with my own efforts towards adjusting my attitude and improving my own outlook.

Thanks for sharing this!