Regretful Parents: "I Don't Love My Child" | Reddit Stories
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Regretful Parents: "I Don't Love My Child" | Reddit Stories

What happens when the love you’re promised as a parent never shows up?
In this episode, Erika and Kristen dive into one of the most taboo and honest conversations about parenthood: regret, ambivalence, and not loving your child the way society says you should. Reading directly from the Regretful Parents subreddit, we unpack a post from a mother who admits she doesn’t love her baby and can't figure out why.

From postpartum expectations and hormonal myths to comparisons between loving pets vs. children, this episode explores:
Why some parents don’t feel instant love after birth
The difference between love as a feeling vs. love as an action
Postpartum depression, trauma, and emotional overstimulation
Why mothers are rarely allowed to admit regret
The pressure to perform “good motherhood” even when you’re struggling
Whether love can grow later — or never come at all

🎧 Listen if you’re:
✔ Questioning parenthood
✔ Childfree or on the fence
✔ A parent struggling with regret or guilt
✔ Tired of toxic positivity around motherhood
✔ Interested in honest, feminist conversations about family, choice, and autonomy

Join the discussion:
Do you think parental love is biological, hormonal, learned — or optional? Let us know in the comments.

💖 Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/dinkypod

Keywords / Hashtags:
#RegretfulParents #MotherhoodRegret #PostpartumReality #NotLovingYourChild #HonestParenting #Childfree #DINK #ParenthoodTruth #PostpartumDepression #RedditStories #TabooTopics #Feminism #DinkyPodcast


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