Meg Flinders
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I Am a Single Mom
I never wanted to be a mother. Ever. That was not part of my life plan, and I had no intentions of changing that. This decision was for a few reasons, all based in fear: primarily, I really did think I would be awful at parenting a child. My evidence? I could barely take care of myself, I had no energy whatsoever, and I struggled profoundly with mental health. I had also developed an eating disorder from a young age, and that didn't seem to be getting much better despite years of trying to recover. What would having a child do to my body? Would I even be able to control my behaviors enough to deliver a healthy child? Even if I eventually got better, what if I relapsed because of all the weight I would gain from pregnancy? I also was--selfishly, I admit--worried about my career. I am an actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer, and I was terrified that I would be out of commission for quite some time if I ever had a child.
By Meg Flinders4 years ago in Families
