In others, it's a because your partner just doesn't understand how to treat you well. In an ideal world, family planning conversations — how many kids you want to have and when — happen before the wedding. Why I Don’t Love My Stepchildren As My Own. Growing up, I had hoped to someday have a daughter, and I … ... and we read aloud to him. Anyway, we now have 2 small children now, one a couple of months old. But my mom keeps telling me I've made a mistake and so makes me.think she only had my sister and me because my dad wanted kids. A mom is never, ever supposed to admit this, but here goes: I've never liked my child. But even when couples do tackle that question life barrels on and answers change, especially after a couple has had a baby.Perhaps a pregnancy was difficult.Maybe the daily grind of parenting is more overwhelming than one parent thought it would be. Like I have two kids but I don't see them as them holding me back (eventhough it's just hard in general to work and go to school ) I love them and wouldn't go back and nit have them. Most of my friends don’t like her, my family don’t like her and I just don’t love her anymore, i'm not sure i ever really did. When we got together I knew that a family was part of the deal. The most obvious reason for your detachment is postpartum depression. We accept the love we think we deserve. I don’t believe he was ever in love with me, but he did love and care about me. As much as we want relationships to work, sometimes, it's just impossible to do so. In some cases, it's because you're not in the right place to be in a relationship. Different because trying to love in the same way adds to the child’s sense of in-between-ness and the parent-stepparent tension. We came from an extended family, five generations in the same small farming community - yet I have only one child and my sisters have none, by choice and circumstance. My son and his wife have moved back in with me (into my tiny house) and at age 27 are expecting their first child in January. I’m sick of my wife’s manipulating and domineering ways and I simply don’t love her. Question: I love my kids (but I hate my wife).I tried to be the better man and marry her when she was pregnant. My partner wants us to have a second baby. I feel that I will lose her if I start being a better father yet I love her dearly. 'I don't love my wife or kid. by Kate Chapman. The chemical changes that your body goes through during pregnancy and delivery often effect your emotions and can create an imbalance that can contribute to depression after … These comments are such interesting reading! Mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna encourages you to talk about your problems and offers solutions. We have tried to talk about this many times over the course of time but we don’t get anywhere. Please help'. Once in a while though, it's simply because you don't love your partner anymore.