The emotion I didn’t expect as a new parent: Regret
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Having a child is among the few things in life that one cannot undo, says the writer.
ILLUSTRATION: NYTIMES
Miguel Macias
NEW YORK – When friends ask me how I’m feeling 18 months after having a baby, I usually tell them that it has been wonderful.
Sometimes, though, if I’m feeling particularly confessional, I will smile coyly and say: “Well, this is not the life I wanted. But the life I had before was not the life I wanted, either.”
