Sunday, 24 September 2017

Think I may regret becoming a mother


Our son is 7 months old, and I can't help but feel...nothing. There is nothing wrong with him - he is well behaved and sleeps well. It's just that my husband and I talk about nothing other than the baby. He is very hands-on, but I can't help feel like he's doing it out of duty than anything else (am I projecting maybe?) He's an air traffic controller and has a busy schedule, but we know when he's working a month or two out and is home a lot (shift patterns are fixed). This is part of where my regret comes in.We used to do fun things (I am a teacher on maternity). In the summer, we could just take off for long weekends, or more if his schedule could be worked. We used to go to the cinema on a Wednesday afternoon just because we could.We have done exactly 2 non baby related things in the last 7 months. I'm bored of my "mum" friends who are all competing with each other as to what kid is hitting what milestone first...I just don't care. My non "mum" friends are less interested in meeting for coffee than they used to be.Am I alone? I'm bored and unfulfilled and can't help but think the amount of effort we put in to becoming parents wasn't worth it. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2fjLP71

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