When everyone wants to know whether you regret having kids, do you tell the truth?
My mom and I weren’t super-close when I was a teenager. So it was unusual that one day I found myself out to lunch with her, just the two of us. As we sat there silently, sipping water and waiting for our food, she suddenly leaned over and said: “Don’t ever get married and don’t ever have kids.” At the time, I was offended by the insinuation that she regretted marrying my dad and having me, that she wished she had chosen a life of independence and freedom instead of being stuck with us. But now that I’m in a committed relationship and have a kid, I know how she feels. All of this unexpectedly fell into my lap when I met my boyfriend in 2013 and got pregnant five months later. At the time, having
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