Before becoming a parent, it s essential to examine your motives. Pressure from family, expectations of marital bliss, societal norms, and unfulfilled dreams can lead to misguided reasons for having children. The decision to have kids should be based on personal readiness, not external influences. Raising children requires genuine desire and commitment, not a remedy for unrelated issues.
If you rely on sociologists to understand why people are having fewer children, you’re apt to hear that this is a happy story: In wealthy societies, parents are choosing “quality over quantity.”
A mom asked the r/parenting subreddit how to 'get over' feeling like she was losing out on having a larger family, as she and her partner decided to stop after having 2 kids.