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[quote=Anonymous]I've been there. It *feels* like things would be better if you didnt have them, but we don't really know that. Lean into what this track of thinking does for you. What is it tied to, what function is it serving. One thing I personally find helpful is just being (healthily) honest about parenting. The way my parents "parented" made it look like no big deal to have kids. I knew I wanted to have a relationship with my kids and raise them differently, but had no idea how much effort that would take (nevermind dealing with my triggers and childhood issues that came up along the way). I feel better being honest that its not been that easy for me, that maybe more people shouldn't feel their only logical path is to have kids, that religious procreate ideas or "women roles" harm people, that society's push toward all these insanely expensive and consuming activities, parties, things, etc that kids "need" hurts families.[/quote]
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