I wonder how many mothers think what she put down on paper. I wonder how many regret their decisions after having the kids and find they don't like kids as much as they thought. It sounds to me that she should have never had them in the first place and maybe she had them because all her friends were having them.
I'm the total opposite..........I never liked kids and never planned on having any. I have an entirely different outlook on life now that I am a mom. And i wouldn't change it for the world.
The thing is, that we are no onger close to our extended families, --- grandma grandpa, aunties etc. --- who used to take the kids for a few hours. Going back maybe 200 years women had work to do in the house --- weaving spinning breadmaking etc. -- and needed older kids & g'parents to help out looking out for kids.
Plus the fact the streets are no longer safe, so kids have to be ferried everywhere in cars, find summer camps for them, HUGE amount of time in after-school activities -- Mom can't just let them run out of the door to play kick-the-can like we did when I was a kid.
parenting has changed from even 50 years ago.
That said, my husband and I took out two grandchildren ages 1 and 2 for four months as my stepston and DIL are both full-time military, and were being sent in different directions, and it was the best four months of my life.