Parents, Share Any Regrets You Have About Starting A Family

Michele Bird
·1 min read

Becoming a mom or dad is one of life's most exciting and challenging stages. And like anything, change can be scary, especially when it involves raising a little one.

Jaz Sinclair and Regina Hall walking down the street together in "When the Bough Breaks."
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Parents, do you have any regrets about starting a family?

Taliesin Jaffe, Frederick Koehler, and Michael Keaton in a bathroom with paint splattered all over the tiles in "Mr. Mom."
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Maybe you regret the amount of time you had to take away from your career in order to be a stay-at-home parent?

Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin in "Daddy Day Care."
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Perhaps you regret not being as independent or carefree as you once were?

Crista Flanagan with a pregnant belly in "Disaster Belly."
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Or, maybe you regret taking on the financial burden because you never fully understood how expensive having a child would be until you had your own?

Shane Kinsman, Brent Kinsman, and Steve Martin sitting on bean bags in "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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Tell us your biggest regrets since having a family in the comments, or submit anonymously using this Google form. Your response might be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!

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