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How to express ambivalence about wanted pregnancies

I am pregnant with my third child and I feel overwhelmed but everyone assumes I am happy and I cannot admit that I am terrified about having enough love to go around

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Cultural expectations of maternal joy silence legitimate fears, isolating women in their complexity.

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