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Are family decisions worth it?
Read real family-decision outcomes about children, parents, estrangement, boundaries and reconnecting. These are personal experiences, not advice.
Was cutting contact with my mother after years of trying to make the relationship work worth it?The guilt doesn't go away but the chaos does. Those are two very different things and I had to learn to live with both at the same time.Was having a baby in my late thirties worth it?How completely it rewires your sense of what actually matters. Everything reprioritises overnight.Was moving back in with my parents worth it?Your still their children so they were a bit overbearing, at first it was lovely I was waited on and my washing done it was like living in a hotel but then when i needed space it wasnt there. Having said that after a discussion with them we both set our boundaries and its been great ever since 10/10 would recommend!Was reconnecting with my estranged father after 12 years of no contact worth it?He hadn't changed as much as I'd hoped but I had changed more than I realised. I think I needed to go back to confirm I'd made the right call the first time.Should I get a puppy? A real outcomeI absolutely love my puppy but it has been a bigger financial strain then i had thought and i didnt realise how hard it would be living a normal life, i cant go out without getting somone to mind her and I havent even tried to go on holiday yet!Was stopping speaking to my dad after he chose his new wife over our relationship worth it?I thought I'd feel like an orphan. I felt relieved. That relief made me feel guilty for years until I stopped deciding what I was supposed to feel.Was telling my mum I'm not having children and I'm completely certain about it worth it?She cried more than I expected but came round faster than I expected. The anticipation was worse than the actual conversation by miles.