'I feel naive and stupid for ever thinking I was ready for this.'
,"Women who regret giving birth, why do you regret it?" women answered with raw, nuanced, and introspective responses — many of which should be considered when deciding to have children. More importantly, however, is your consideration of how our society supports pregnant people and parents — specifically, mothers.
"I regret knowing that my worth to not only my family of origin but to his family is the crotch drops I made. I had no value or worth. I was expendable. If I didn't have kids, I was not a real woman anyway. As a teen mother, it was assumed I dropped out of high school. And as a teen mother, having a stillbirth meant no sympathy other than 'at least you're not a teen mother!'
"I have an 18-year old that lives with his father whom I've always been able to relate to and have no problems being a part-time mom to him.
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