As a woman who experiences mental illness, spent her lifetime fighting reproductive rights and convinced that mental health and having children does not go together, i find this article misleading, distressing and conveying the wrong idea about motherhood.
There might be perks, but let's not sell the idea that having babies is something you can look forward to to appease someone's mental challenges.
And from growing up with a mother with mental illness, I ask, "Who thinks about the kid in all this and who's gonna pay for his/her therapy in 18-20 years???".
Maybe we should just tell them that when they have their babies, everything's gonna be alright!
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As a woman who experiences mental illness, spent her lifetime fighting reproductive rights and convinced that mental health and having children does not go together, i find this article misleading, distressing and conveying the wrong idea about motherhood.
May 2, 2011 - 12:20pmThere might be perks, but let's not sell the idea that having babies is something you can look forward to to appease someone's mental challenges.
And from growing up with a mother with mental illness, I ask, "Who thinks about the kid in all this and who's gonna pay for his/her therapy in 18-20 years???".
Maybe we should just tell them that when they have their babies, everything's gonna be alright!
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