Regretful Parents: “My Life Was Taken From Me” | Reddit Stories
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Regretful Parents: “My Life Was Taken From Me” | Reddit Stories

⚠️Content Warning: This episode discusses disability, regret, resentment, and medical trauma. Listener discretion advised.

In this episode, Kristen and Erika dive into a post titled “I dislike my disabled child and I am ashamed.”
Pulled straight from Facebook — where it racked up over 5,000 likes — this anonymous post opens up an uncomfortable conversation about parenthood, disability, genetic testing, medical gaslighting, caregiver burnout, and the realities no one prepares parents for.

We react in real time to a mother describing life after learning her child will be profoundly disabled, require 24/7 lifelong care, and never be independent. From missed genetic diagnoses and a lawsuit, to rage, grief, resentment, and shame — this episode tackles the things parents aren’t allowed to say out loud.

We also unpack:
Medical gaslighting of women by doctors
Society’s obsession with “perfect motherhood”
How people are brutally cruel to regretful parents online
The myth that “everything will work out”

If you’re childfree, on the fence, or questioning the fantasy version of parenthood society sells us, this episode is for you.

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