During an appearance on "The Real," Tami Roman explained why she gave Reggie Youngblood the green light to have a child with someone else.
They’ll make comments about how being parents has made their romantic relationship stronger and how it really shows you what your marriage is made of. It feels, somehow, like a dig at me—as if they’re saying my relationship isn’t strong because we didn’t take on the challenge of parenthood.
She does say that having a toddler brought a new liveliness and youthfulness to her life, just when she needed it most. She gets to experience childhood, through her kid, again. She didn’t really need that when she was 28. She was still a kid herself then!
If you do actually want kids, but won’t have them all because of your childhood, then aren’t you letting your parents screw you…twice? They ruined your childhood and now they’re ruining your chance of enjoying parenthood.
The threat of divorce may be something your parents bring up. They could tell you that couples who don’t have kids are at a higher risk of divorce. But, in reality, childlessness is not the top predictor of divorce.
There’s no going back once you’ve had kids. You don’t get to test it out and see if it’s for you. You are forever tied to the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of another human being. Nobody else can take your place in their life. It’s an amazing thing…but a terrifying one if you don’t have your own stuff in order.
It's OK. Don't fight it.
Is it so bad to want a successful career over kids?