By Savannah Davis — 2020
Parenthood can be scary, challenging, and stressful — and it’s OK to admit that.
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I love my kids fiercely. But, if I’m being totally honest, there are times when I catch myself dreaming about the life I might have if I weren’t chained to three young kids, a husband and a mortgage.
Not to mention all those emotional adjustments...
In a post #MeToo world, many parents of young boys are anxious to find a better way forward for their sons. Luckily, there are many things parents can do to foster a positive environment in which their sons can flourish and thrive, and be proud of who they grow up to be.
If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
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Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.
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Having ASD increases the risk of depression in teens, but effective treatments are available
I missed the life my husband and I had, and the more I heard about the joy of being a mom, the worse I felt.
Research has found that having children is terrible for quality of life—but the truth about what parenthood means for happiness is a lot more complicated.
Some of us regret what we did, some of us regret what we didn’t do… some of us regret all of the above. And since “motherhood without regrets” is really not a thing, let’s have a conversation about how we can soothe the pain of regret in motherhood.
The idea that parents could regret their children is inescapably taboo. In an era of baby worship, it’s cross-culturally ingrained and glorified that all individuals, especially women, should want to have children.