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When family doubts your readiness for parenthood

I'm 8 months pregnant and my mother keeps telling me I'm not ready to be a mom because I don't have enough money saved, and part of me thinks she might be right but I also hate that she gets to decide.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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External judgment is colliding with internal uncertainty about one's capacity to nurture new life.

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