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How to handle fantasies about life without your children

I love my kids but I fantasize about my life without them every single day and the guilt is eating me alive.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between parental love and parental satisfaction creates shame when natural ambivalence feels forbidden.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.