Teenage mom wishes she never had any children and regrets the decisions she made in her life.
A woman who became a mom when she was just a teenager claims that her biggest regret is having a child too early. The anonymous woman who is now a mom of three wishes she never had one.
A thread on Reddit asks parents if there is someone who regrets having kids and the woman commented “I have 3 kids and quite frequently wish I had 0.”
The woman then explained: “I never wanted kids and knew I wanted more from my life than dirty diapers and minivans. I was OK with the first two but the third really made me question everything again.”
The mom admitted that her main worry was that she had thrown her life away at a young age and reveals that it was not what she wants to be doing with her life.
She added: “I had my kids at such a young age (15, 19, 24) that I don’t stand a chance at doing anything significant with my life other than saying hey I raised 3 more humans. You’re welcome. What an accomplishment.”
A lot of people pointed out to the mom that she still had years ahead of her. One person wrote: “You’ll be young when your kids are out of the house. You have your whole life ahead of you.”
A second commenter says: “Your kids will all be grown by the time you’re 42. That is amazing.” While a third one wrote: “There will be plenty of time in your life to do whatever you want and you’ll still be young enough to do it.”
Another added: “It is possible to do significant things with your life even when certain obstacles come your way.”
Approximately 12 million girls aged 15–19 years and at least 777,000 girls under 15 years give birth each year in developing regions. At least 10 million unintended pregnancies occur each year among adolescent girls aged 15–19 years in the developing world.
Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for 15 to 19 years old girls globally of the estimated 5.6 million abortions that occur each year.
Among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years old. 3.9 million are unsafe, contributing to maternal mortality, morbidity, and lasting health problems.
Adolescent mothers ages 10 to 19 years old face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis, and systemic infections than women aged 20 to 24 years, and babies of adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and severe neonatal conditions.