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[quote=Anonymous]PP 16:46 captures my feelings very well. I love my child but I hate parenting. I'd much rather be the cool aunt who visits frequently, and not the mom, so to speak.

DH and I have jobs that pay roughly equally and have similar levels of responsibility. He really wanted kids. I really didn't. I gave in to make him happy. (When we married, we agreed that neither of us wanted kids. He changed his mind later.) I don't regret the decision per se, because it was the right thing for us as a couple, but it really was the wrong thing for me. I dislike parenting every bit as much as I thought I would.

I love my job, and I really love my hobbies. Parenting drains time and energy that doesn't really let me enjoy the rest of my life the way that I did before. And I hate being more homebound. DH and I used to go out a lot -- travel, attend events (so much to do in DC, with concerts and art galleries and lectures and so on), etc.

I try to be a good parent, but I don't enjoy it -- even though I have a great kid with an easy temperament.

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