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Parenting
fromBuzzFeed
5 days ago

16 Parents Confess The Brutally Honest Reasons Why They Regret Having Kids, And It's Important

A woman who had a child due to cultural pressure rather than personal desire experiences parenting as responsibility without maternal fulfillment, and would choose not to have children if given the choice.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

What Is Tokophobia?

Western Society, Childfree by Choice, and Tokophobia A societal assumption that pregnancy and parenthood are part of the natural life cycle shrouds both the tokophobia population and the childfree-by-choice community. Because of this assumption, people choosing not to be parents often feel misunderstood or excluded. Likewise, very few evidence-based resources are available to address fears about pregnancy and childbirth, even for women who would like to have children. It is often assumed pregnancy should be met with excitement, not with a whole range of emotions.
Mental health
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