25: “I regret having children… And I don’t know what to do”

“I regret having children. I have 4 of them. I don’t have any support. I’m a lone parent and my family see my kids as my responsibility. Two of my children have special needs and I wish that I could just turn back time. I wonder every day why I had my children. I am against abortion and that was why I had my first. I have felt this way for 18 months now – since my husband left me. And I don’t know what to do.”   Lisa mentions this book ‘Regretting Motherhood: A Study by Orna Donath’ and it can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Regretting-Motherhood-Study-Orna-Donath/dp/1623171377

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Secrets of the Motherworld is a podcast created to help mothers feel less alone. We're two psychotherapists with a special interest in parenting. Listeners send us their anonymous stories about their own experiences in the Motherworld -- experiences that are too intensely private to share anywhere else. Each week, we read a listener's story and give our own reflections. It's a thoughtful exploration of the most intimate aspects of motherhood.