When you're pregnant and people tell you not to stress or it will harm your baby? It's just about as effective as saying "don't look up." As if we have enough going on, now we have to feel guilty about stressing--which makes us more stressed!

You wanna know why I breastfed? It wasn't because i thought it would turn my kids into healthier, happier adults. It won't. I did it because it was more convenient, since i was able to be home, and because it was CHEAPER! The health benefits to them as babies were just a bonus. And i felt no guilt when I had to switch my oldest to formula at 4 months because I had to work at the time. And neither should anyone else.

I feel horribly guilty about this but I think I am just happier not having a full time boyfriend or husband. I've been married twice and both times I ended up feeling suffocated by the relationship. I don't think everyone is meant to be a 'pair'. I am not sure why society dictates we need to be. Is it easier to raise kids as a couple? Sure. But do I realy want a husband for the next forty years I'm alive? I don't think so.

I feel bad for women who have had abortions and now can't get or stay pregnant. I feel bad that they would feel so guilty over it. The thing with (in)fertility is, how do you know until you try? Whatever problems you have now you may very well have had then, and if you'd continued the pregnancy there's no guarantee that whatever issue is causing trouble now would not have interfered with that pregnancy eventually, either. I really don't think it's some cosmic punishment. If there's anyone reading this who feels that way, please give yourselves permission to let that guilt go.

I work a full time job, I come home and clean the house, take care of my kids, try my very best to take time with each one of them (3) to make them feel special, but some nights i cant wait for bed time, and then I feel guilty because I didn't spend enough time with them.

Three pregnancies: One abortion when I was young, irresponsible, and stupid (and I still feel guilt about). One miscarriage after trying so desperately for 3 years to conceive. And then finally one healthy baby boy that has grown into a wonderful young man. I'm incredibly thankful.

I could not be a stay at home mom. My toddler drives me crazy. Major guilt...

Got the kids to school then went back to bed and stayed there until noon. I can't remember when I last did this and wasn't sick. AND I didn't feel guilty about all the stuff I should be doing. Ahhhhh, it felt so good.

Wow, I was just reading up on the latest scientific research on discipline on Pubmed (a government sponsored website that gives the public access to most peer-reviewed medical research.) I was pretty surprised at what they're finding. I'm sure not going go to start spanking DD3. We do ok with privilege removal. But it's good to know that if, sometime in the future a whack on the bottom seems like the only option, I don't have to feel guilty about it.

my mother always wanted us to leave her alone on mothers day. as long as i could remember. now she guilts me if i say I'd like to just relax alone on mothers day.