Sorry guys a little off topic, feel free to ignore or tell me to
duck off.. but I'm 32 now and have never doubted I wanted children but watching Imo recently has made me seriously question if I'd cope.
She's made it all seem completely unenjoyable and as though the cons outweigh the pros. Even her most basic of days sound miserable and I (like most) wouldnt have the luxury of being a SAHM
somebody please tell me it's not all bad?!
It is not all bad! Imogen has a twisted view in what motherhood should be like, and can’t cope with the reality of having babies. I had an unexpected pregnancy in 2021, and now have a 2 year old, pretty much same age as Renaelia. I won’t lie, there are times when I feel horrendous, I’m running on barely any sleep, I have barely any money and my child says “no” to everything. But she is kind, hilarious, helpful (sometimes) and is learning about the world which is amazing to watch. OBVIOUSLY at here are ups and downs in parenthood, but in my opinion, if you are relaxed, and try and not have a fixed set of ideals, it’s one of the best things ever.
I think Imogen fell in love with the idea of having a “baby”, and I was slightly guilty of similar.When you talk about having a baby, when you’re pregnant etc, it’s really hard to look beyond the newborn stage, and then all of a sudden you’re in charge of an actual humanand you have to teach them how to speak, and interact with others, and generally just how to live which is very different and sometimes very hard. She is annoyed that her kids are no longer tiny cute babies who just eat and sleep all day, she can’t cope with all that comes after the newborn stage bc it’s - in my honest opinion - way harder to have a child than to have a tiny baby.