(22f) I really want a family of my own. A husband and multiple children. I’ve always wanted my own happy + healthy family since the family I was born into is very unhealthy + dysfunctional. However, the world seems like such a terrible place to being kids into now + I feel I must dedicate my life to bettering the world, or at least my country (US), instead of worrying about something like starting my own family, which seems unimportant compared to the state of the country. Like I said, I’ve always wanted my own little family, it’s felt like my life purpose at times.. to be a loving mother raising loving, compassionate children with my equally loving + compassionate husband. When I’ve expressed this to people close to me, they tell me to move to another country to live my life, but that feels so wrong to me. I don’t want to abandon all the people suffering more than me just because I have the means to. I want to stay + help + make an actual difference. I really just can’t turn a blind eye to the suffering but sometimes I feel like I have to choose between my dreams of a happy, healthy family life or a life dedicated to fighting the good fight.
I’m sure my thinking is a little skewed right now as I’m feeling quite emotional, but has anyone felt this way? Any thoughts?
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