Parents Who Regret Having Children Shared Their Anonymous Confessions, And Wow

"I'm sorry I had her. She doesn't even understand the consequences of her actions. I am so overwhelmed 😪."

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"I love my child more than anyone else on Earth, save for my wife. But I miss having a companion in life. If I had known it would be like this, I don't think I would have made the same decisions."

"With three children, childcare is financially out of reach, so true breaks are rare, and even short moments away come with stress rather than relief. I do not feel this regret all the time, and it is not about who my children are. When it does surface, it comes from exhaustion, overstimulation, and the reality that there is literally no escaping this."

"Yes, I have her five nights a week, I feed her, bathe her, teach her, discipline her, put her to bed. I feel she misses out on proper quality time because sometimes I have no desire to be there, as I'd rather be elsewhere."

"I do not have that natural motherly instinct that all women seem to have, you know, that one that kicks in the moment they know they're pregnant. I have to work really hard at it, and it's exhausting. I miss my solitude and being able to 'check out' of reality from time to time. With all that said, there's nothing I wouldn't do for my children. They will always be my babies. They are amazing little creatures. My boys play travel baseball, and I wouldn't trade long nights at the ball fields for anything. Watching them play is one of the greatest joys in my life. Still, I often wonder what life would be like without them."

"I just want one day where I can stay in bed and chill as I used to... I don't hate being a parent; I just wish I'd waited like 10 years. And forget about ever getting sex... My girlfriend decided co-sleeping was a good idea, so I've not had any form of intimate contact for six months now."

Responses have been edited for length/clarity.