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When Parenthood Exceeds Your Emotional Capacity

My wife wants to have another baby but I'm barely managing emotionally with the one we have and I don't know how to tell her I'm drowning without seeming like a bad parent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart can love fiercely and still acknowledge its limits, but admitting those boundaries feels like betraying the myth of infinite parental devotion.

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“Where Are You with Emotional Availability?”

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