Why have kids?

Reality: 1- Kids grow up, become independent, and won’t exist to emotionally fulfill you. You should count on building your own emotional support system (friends, partner, therapy, hobbies). 2- Parenting can give purpose, but it can also cause burnout and identity loss. You should count on fin

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When I became pregnant with my second child, my first child was only 10 months old! 😱🫢 I remember crying thinking I was NOT ready to have another baby to care for. I was so worried about my ability to be able to care and love for both of these tiny humans. Now those babies are 6 and almost 5 yea

Here me out, I would love to have my own child but when I think about how many children in this world are abandoned, neglected, and abused. Why would I bring another child into this world when there are so many children who were brought into this world and don’t have the love and care that they d

#mybirthstory #lemon8challenge At 36 weeks, I developed severe acute pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome, which left me with permanent high blood pressure (almost 18 months now), ended up costing me my gallbladder, and left damage to many of my organs. If the doctor hadn’t caught it in a routine

🌟being a mother brings a different type of GLOW to you rather you see it or not 🌱💕 🌱 Before being a mother, I heard more bad than good about being a mom honestly. It made my whole perspective on being a mother not as exciting as I NOW know it is ✨❤️ Growing up Ive always heard that when you become

I’ll be the first to admit I regret having my babies back to back. Seriously, what were we thinking?!… Double the cuddles? Now I can’t even scroll my phone while I lay in bed cause I have to hug them both at the same time, ughhh… Okay obviously I’m kidding 😉😂 I love that my kids are only 17 m

I know parenting is not easy but tbh I don’t think it’s as hard as it looks either. A lot of people don’t talk about how parenting is so rewarding 🤞🏾. & it trips me out how people love to say “I’m glad I don’t have no kids “ or something short of how a kid would hinder them when 1/2 still

You should never worry about how many kids you want to have, if you ever want any at all😊❤️ Only children are often seen as spoiled or bratty, but that’s not true! They are the same as kids that grew up with siblings, but they build relationships with friends and people they weren’t related to i

I was 23 when I got pregnant -- which isn't that young but still young in this society. I am so blessed to be a mom and I wouldn't take it back for the world. This job is the hardest yet best job I've ever had. It's fulfilled me, grown me, matured me, and made me appreciate the

These are some of the questions I asked myself before making the decision to not have kids. After thinking through the answers, I realized that kids weren’t for me at this time. I didn’t feel called to it, the reasons I could think of for having them were mostly selfish, I don’t feel financially re

This is the third in my little series, (1) my natural birth story and (2) why I chose to give birth naturally. This time, I’ll describe my reasons for planning to birth OUTSIDE a hospital (I would’ve chosen home, but my husband was a bit nervous so an independent birthing center was a perfect in-b