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'I can't provide for them the way I wish I could': 4 women share the realities of parenthood

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Parenting isn't as rosy as often portrayed.
Parenting isn't as rosy as often portrayed.
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Kids can bring much joy into their parent's lives, but these moms share the difficult parts we rarely discuss.  

'Everything is my fault'

"What I wish I had known about parenting before I had kids was that everything is your fault," says 45-year-old Tami. "Not only from the public's perspective, but your kids believe it, too. I know they love and appreciate what I do, but it doesn't stop them from being brutally honest about my failings."

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