tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post2252172834780978433..comments2023-07-08T07:59:38.330+01:00Comments on Have children or not - Coaching on the Baby Decision: Maternal AmbivalenceBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162958646582442895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post-41893633790657451292009-12-30T20:28:13.662+00:002009-12-30T20:28:13.662+00:00I came across this blog and am very thankful to kn...I came across this blog and am very thankful to know so many others share my ambivalence about motherhood. For me, my ambivalence isn't about whether I'll be a good mom; I'm a teacher, and believe me, I can tell lots of stories about how to NOT parent. However, my ambivalence comes from the fact that I feel like I have a 'life' now - I can do things when I want and with no advance planning. I also feel like I have a lot of 'troubled' family members and it scares me so much to think that I might have a kid who turns out combative and troubled like so many in my family have. Furthermore, on a teacher's salary, I know I couldn't provide the life that I think I would need to provide for a child. Lastly, I feel like I don't have that maternal instinct very much. But, on the other hand, I hope that I won't be 40 and suddenly want kids - I'm afraid of having regrets about it. I dunno. It's encouraging to see what other people think about this, though.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599291900500434062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post-34983467440568400952008-03-15T00:04:00.000+00:002008-03-15T00:04:00.000+00:00I was talking to one of my best friends on Sunday....I was talking to one of my best friends on Sunday. She lives in another town. She had a baby in November, and I hadn't talked to her properly since then.<BR/><BR/>She had been wanting a baby for at least as long as I knew her. On Sunday she admitted to me that she had never actually cared for a baby before. She said that while she loves her baby, it was really hard being a mother. She said she missed being alone and she didn't feel like herself anymore.<BR/><BR/>I felt sorry for her. She had never understood why I didn't want children. Now I think she understands a little better.decidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142216781489877275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post-34469373370950414002008-03-03T17:08:00.000+00:002008-03-03T17:08:00.000+00:00Hi Beth. Wonder what you made of the Compleat Woma...Hi Beth. Wonder what you made of the Compleat Woman article in today's Guardian.<BR/><BR/>I put up a post on the subject if you want to take a look.<BR/><BR/>http://onestrangelylushmother.blogspot.com/2008/03/high-expectations-losing-control.htmlSasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697836741843809088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post-90507630987787096872008-02-26T12:19:00.000+00:002008-02-26T12:19:00.000+00:00Hi Sass e! Sounds like a brilliant course!Yes, I g...Hi Sass e! Sounds like a brilliant course!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I got alot out of coaching as well - which is why I decided to be a coach.<BR/><BR/>I'm also planning to start training to be a post-natal group leader - it think it's so important to have faciliated post-natal support.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162958646582442895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130952057525576311.post-44617984458407364542008-02-26T12:10:00.000+00:002008-02-26T12:10:00.000+00:00When my daughter was about 7 months old, I went on...When my daughter was about 7 months old, I went on a life-coaching course with a bunch of other mums (children of various ages).<BR/><BR/>It was brilliant. Really helped to see what I could control, what I couldn't, how to let things be and how to enjoy myself throughout it all.<BR/><BR/>Trickiest thing was finding a babysitter so I could go on the course. But if you want to do something... these things fall into place eventually.Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697836741843809088noreply@blogger.com