‘There’s a large lie floating around that all women are built with this innate longing to mother’

Not wanting your child is considered cold-hearted and selfish, a far cry from the nurturing image mothers have always portrayed. But whether it is accepted or not, there are many women who have felt remorse about becoming a mother and they are keen to point out why. “My daughter is my entire world,” explains one woman on the popular discussion site, Reddit. “And I love her with everything that I am but yes, I still have...