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Originally Posted by SnoopyCool
I believe that everyone deserves a "decent start" in life, but shame, shame, shame on those people who wish they did not have the children they did. How could you look at your child and say "I wish you were never born"? Or even secretly harbor that feeling? I can't imagine that.
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This is why we can never have an honest discussion of this issue.
There is too much stigma attached to admitting you regret having (more) children and too many people willing to very harshly judge someone who might feel that way.
I think it hurts us--it keeps us from having a discussion where we can explore all sides of an issue and learn from each other's experiences.
It not incompatible to love your children and still realize you would have been happier if you hadn't been a parent or hadn't had as many kids.
Don't be so quick to condem, and especially to condem so absolutely.