@kelleydaring: #regret #momlifebelike #motherhoodunfiltered #childfreebychoice #childfree

snell :

I'm 25 and consider myself a baby in so many ways. I cannot imagine having something like this in my past

DenieFelts :

I had my first kid at 34. I lived it up before then and I have zero regrets. Definitely take this advice!

#combatmom :

I had kids late and envy my friends who had kids earlier in life. their kids are in tertiary and senior high school while mine are still in primary school.I yearn for the peace they have in their late 40s with grown kids. If I could redo I would have kids earlier 🤞

MamaChiro :

Quit with the "its the right thing to do" the right thing is for u to decide whats best for you and your future.

ri 𑣿 :

this might be odd, but does anyone have tips on how to stop a mindset of “this happened to them, but it wouldn’t happen to me”?

Elizabeth Maes553 :

You can go to college when your kids are teens. You won't be too old.

vaccinessavelives2 :

Too much too soon.

op-shop-mama :

I got pregnant at 16. The relationship was volatile. I ended up having 3 children total. I'm 35 now and through out my life my older friends (with younger children) frequently said "I miss my life before kids" and I can't relate. I was so young I didn't really *have* a life before kids. I'm commenting this because I have not heard another teen mum (now an adult) say those things that my older friends say as well. Its interesting how everyone has different perspectives. Thank you for sharing.

KeeshSaidWhat :

If you’re reading, your life is not o we & there’s no need to give your whole life to your kids. You can be more than a mom. You’re not your families servant. Find purpose outside of your home. ❤️Also, you can still do all the things you wish you did when you were younger, make the friends, find new hobbies, take yourself out. ENJOY YOUR LIFE!

Buddha444 :

I’m so saddened by what this woman had to go through. No woman and especially a teenager should have to experience that at all!! Her life experiences have given her wisdom beyond her 25 years. I want to give her a hug and something to think about as a 57 year old who still has college students living at home because I started having kids well into my 30’s. I look at my friends who started their families young and I feel like they are living the dream right now. Their kids are grown, some are grandparents, they’re traveling all over and having fun with hobbies and activities and hanging out with friends and going on amazing vacations together. I’m still supporting my kids, and still need to be close to home because they still need me. All this to say, it is normal to question life choices, but try to enjoy the moment and phase you find yourself in because the whole journey is filled with ups and downs and there’s no one right way to do the parenting journey. Plus, you will be living the dream in your late 40’s and 50’s

michaelrojas575 :

I didn't feel like an adult until I was 30. I found out just recently that the human brain doesn't finish development till mid to late 20s. im 36 and just starting to feel grown up.

housepanther123 :

To the woman who wrote this to you. My mum had us 3 kids very young and she really didn’t have much of a life outside us. She went back to work when I was at secondary school, divorced my dad, continued to work and bought as up and she was still really young in her early 40s when we were leaving home. After that she spent her time eating in amazing restaurants and going on fabulous holidays. She’s still doing the same thing decades later and really got her life and freedom back.

Jess :

_imboredsometimes :

There are positives for having kids young and waiting… do what feels right for you.

K :

Why do people think having kids is gonna be so fun and fulfilling? I don’t get it. It’s not a doll

Jesse Sharpe :

I tell both of my kids all the time, to NOT have children until they prepared to put someone else before themselves. Being a parent doesnt end at 18

GufyBlnd1 :

Comparison is the thief of joy! However-as someone who got married at 20 and had my 1st child at 21, definitely agree on waiting til your brain is at least fully developed!

BAT-MOM 🇨🇦 :

Kids, please do not start until you are fully ready, peer pressures and such will happen. Being a 14 year old mom will take away your childhood and you will have to grow up fast and most likely in poverty with no high school diploma.. Just do not rush, enjoy life while young and just make smart choices..Healing will come in different forms and sometimes we face the hardships.to see who we really are. Enjoy being a kid!

Arctic Void :