Opinion | F. Diane Barth: Moms sometimes hate their kids. But that doesn't make them bad parents. - NBCNewsTHINK
In my own psychotherapy practice, I have noticed that depression often occurs when a woman is trying not to repeat her mother's mistakes but discovers that it's not as easy as she thought. This disparity between daydreams and reality, along with some of the overwhelming demands of parenting, can lead to confusion, anger, sadness, anxiety and depression in the best of moms. The pandemic has in many cases just brought these feelings into sharper relief.
One manifestation of these feelings is women who are unhappy about being mothers and who dislike their children, at least some of the time. Psychological problems arise when they believe that these feelings are wrong and try to ignore them. Instead it would be more useful for them to understand that these feelings are a normal and even healthy part of parenting.Learning to tolerate negative feelings without always acting on them is a difficult yet important aspect of human relationships.
Part of the problem for many mothers is that their idealized vision of Motherhood with a capital M makes it hard to admit to any second thoughts about their decision to have children. According to society, and frequently their own beliefs, women are supposed to love their children and take pleasure in being moms at all times.
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