I don't blame mothers for their single-issue approach to life; I would probably have been the same. Some of these women had given up their babies for adoption, and some of them had kept their babies – but the unifying factor among all of them was that none of them regretted giving birth. But I won’t, because I don’t think I can ever truly be happy again, whether I’m at home with two kids or living on my own somewhere far away. Or they grew up in a dysfunctional household are were witness to and victims of terrible mothers … Well, we don't know that for a fact. I have girlfriends who don't want kids because it might interfere with their careers. There's no way to know from those numbers how many women willingly gave up their kids, how many single dads are widows or single dads by choice, etc. So, instead, they may choose adoption. The statistics seem counterintuitive and almost impossible to believe. The two women showed no signs of infection when they arrived last week at a top New York City hospital to deliver their babies. "The mother-child bond that is part of the feeling of maternal love is a product of evolution through natural selection in an environment where such a bond is essential for the newborn's survival." Moms on TikTok are getting in on the latest social-media challenge by exposing their breasts to their babies and recording their enticed reactions. But soon after the babies were born, the mothers… In contrast, not a single one of the 70% who had their children regretted it. Many women hear an ominous ticking of their “biological clock” when they reach their 30s, while others never hear it at all. While most U.S. mothers are married (68%), nearly one-quarter (24%) are solo moms. In 46% of households with a mother and father, both parents are employed full time, up from 31% in 1970. I’m not sure what I want from putting this out there. 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