Posted by All Done on March 5, 2004, at 0:35:43
In reply to women without children, posted by terrics on March 4, 2004, at 15:16:10
> Do any of you think that women who have no kids are more self centered and have more time to dwell on their mental health? Or perhaps they have no kids because their mental health is so flawed? If anyone here is a little older and childless I would really like to hear from you. I would also like to hear all comments from everyone; female, male, childless or not.
I don't necessarily know or believe that these two things, mental health and the decision to have or not have children, are related. That said, I will say that I worry/dwell on my mental health much more now than before I had my son. I need to be as healthy as I can be in order to take care of him and sometimes it's really difficult and I struggle.
Incidentally, I think the women I know that are childless by their own decision are some of the emotionally healthiest people. One gave a child up for adoption because she did not feel she was ready in many ways to raise a child. I think she is one of the most selfless people I've ever known. Another friend of mine chose not to have children and focus on her career. I believe this took a great deal of self-awareness on her part to make this decision.
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