I have so many issues around parenting that it leaves me to feel like a horrible parent on most days. I don’t beat my kids or call them names but I am a single mother and I find myself feeling resentful at being a mother on most days. The logical side of my brain says “They are just kids” but the other side says: WTF? this is NOT joyous at ALL!!!!
I was adopted as a child and I know this has had a huge impact on my life/parenting, even though I was reunited with my birthmother 2 years ago. How do i find a way to stop hating being a parent. I resent their fathers , I resent them. I hate my life as a parent most of the time and I feel guilty for feeling this way!! I look back on the circumstances of their conception and think “what was I thinking???” I have 2 daughters and I love them I just don’t know if I have what it takes anymore. The older I get the more I hate parenting..I need help. Does/has anyone ever felt this way?? I feel alone.
The advice has been good and on point. I think I need to speak with someone as I have alot of anger towards their fathers. I feel alone in handling the tasks of running a household and I feel like I give give give but don’t have a way to replenish the energy.

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In other words, what is the goal of parenting?
What are we, as parents, trying to accomplish?
Is it simply to provide the essentials?
Is it to raise healthy productive citizens?
Or is it to bring joy and happiness to our children?
I don’t have an answer but I would very much like to hear you take on this question.
Obviously this assumes an intention to perform active parenting skills however as I have been reflecting on this important question recently it has occurred to me that many parents appear to perform their parenting duties more out of default than intention. In reflecting what it is I am trying to accomplish by being a parent I hope to better focus on what efforts and activities I need to be engaging in.
I would welcome input first from other parents and also from young adults that are not parents themselves but have an opinion on this topic.
For my benefit, please give me an idea of how old you are and whether or not you have children.
Thank you in advance.

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