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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a two year old son, three in march. He is a normal to easy child and yet I find this so hard, hard enough I have no interest in a second. I have friends who LOVE the parenting thing and find that it has clicked for them. For me, I know mentally I am a good parent. I do all the art projects and I don’t yell and I have firm boundaries and I’m warm and he knows down to his core he’s deeply loved. But in any given hour with him I’m like “wow life would have have been totally fine with out a child.” While also then swinging wildly to “not a more special person has ever walked this planet then this boy.” On the surface I am so calm. Even my husband doesn’t know I have this strong opposition inside of me.

It feels like such a roller coaster, I don’t know if I need to go tell a therapist (probably) or this is like parenting 101 and no one told me. [/quote]

I have felt this way.  Two year olds aren’t easy.  My younger child is much less difficult and I don’t really have these “life would have been fine if I were not a parent,” thoughts while I am dealing with him.

You are allowed to have feelings, it’s doesn’t mean you need therapy or there’s anything wrong with you.[/quote]

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