Parents open up about how they no longer regret having kids.

In a far corner of Reddit,parents who regret having children gather to share their unflinchingly honest updates on life with kids – and how much they can’t stand it.

“I got to go to a doctor’s appointment by myself today, about a 40 minute drive from home. And the feeling of driving AWAY from my 18mo old at home with her dad was absolutely incredible,” wrote one parent on r/regretfulparents.

In a separate post, a mum revealed: “I wish I could be like other Mums who love their kids fully and deeply. I have always wanted a break from them. I find the whole concept suffocating and painful.”

The sub-Reddit, described as a “safe place for parents who think they shouldn’t have become parents to rant, confess, and get things off their chest”, has 157,000 members – and counting.

Here, parents are praised for being brutally honest about the low-lows of bringing kids into the world. Everyone is in unanimous agreement: parenting is extremely hard.

In a recent post, Reddit user theunderstudyy asked the masses: “Are there parents who absolutely hated being a mom/dad, disliked their kids but no longer feel that way? What changed if so?”

Here’s what other parents said... (and if you’re in the pits of parenting regret right now, perhaps this might help).

1. ‘My kid gives back so much more now’

“I‘m definitely a lot less regretful than I used to be. I guess my kid just gives back so much more now than she used to and sometimes she plays by herself for a bit, which just makes it so much easier. Also she’s started day care now and I’m finally getting a bit of my life back.”

– KatchUup

2. ‘She started to walk and talk’

“I’m about 100 times less regretful than I was the first year of my daughter’s life. It got exponentially........

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