"Regretful Parents" Are Going VIRAL. Here's What I Think

I’m willing to bet that 99% of the women saying that they hate their kids would be trying to keep custody if they got divorced. 😐

This is what happens when a society promotes narcissism as a cultural virtue.

My father walked out on us and said to my younger brother and me that it was because he realized he wasn’t cut out to be a husband and father. I think he regretted having kids. Several years later, Mom and I were talking about past regrets and she talked about her pregnancies. Mom had a rough go both times. She suffered from HG (severe morning sickness, the same illness Kate Middleton had) and ended up needing hospitalization for dehydration and malnutrition several times (anti nausea medication wasn’t as good as it is today). She also got sick with typhoid fever when pregnant with my brother (we were living in Mexico at the time). I asked her if she regretted having us. She said, a bit offended, and said “Absolutely not. I would go through it all over again if I was given the chance to.” And that’s when I gained a lot more appreciation and respect for Mom. She was the one who endured more than my father. And she decided that it was worth it.

I think a huge blame is social media. If my baby was crying and my for you page was full of people on vacation, clean homes and perfect outfits, I’d probably get depressed. We all gotta get off our phones and live the life that’s in front of us.

My parents got married 8 weeks before I was born & throughout my childhood they would regularly say to me “you ruined our life by being born”. I remember the day I first thought “Wait a minute! It’s not like I was the promiscuous one, having s*x with a relative stranger & then trying to avoid responsibility for my actions. Nor did I simply take a bus & show up on your doorstep of my own volition - YOU had a hand in this!”. Hurtful words to hear as a child, but once I heard it for what it really was, it lost its power over me.

Don't regret having kids. I regret trusting the school system to help and not harm them.

I was a single, dad raised my Son from when he was three years old. His mother hasn't had any contact with him in over twenty years, he is still my little boy even at 37 and 6ft 7 in, he's a full head taller than me. Love my Son, and I'm very proud of the man he's become.

I'd bet money that the poor 5 year old girl who's mommy hates her has absolutely noticed as much. She said 'I tell her I love her and all that stuff' but I just know that the poor kid can sense it.

I so wish people would stop treating their children and pets as fashion accessories in their quest for a viral moment.

NOT having children is also an option. For those who forgot.