Why Parents Regret Having Kids

Rhyena Halpern
2 min readDec 29, 2022

And How Mothering Makes Me Obsolete

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About a decade ago, my friend the psychologist told me that most parents end up regretting having kids by the time their offspring become young adults.

I didn’t believe her.

Now I do.

My kids are now young adults.

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Rhyena Halpern

End of Life Doula who loves to write on Death & Dying, Third Act/Retirement, Wellness, Healing & Trauma, Sexuality/Romance/Aging. rhyhalpern@gmail.com