Is Motherhood Monotonous And Boring? | Good Morning Britain

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  • 'The day-to-day can be incredibly boring and that shouldn't be a controversial thing to say'
    Tennis player Johanna Konta has admitted she finds motherhood boring. She said: 'I think the act of motherhood is really tough, it’s really monotonous and boring.'
    Is motherhood boring?
    Is motherhood boring?
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  • @MJ31579
    @MJ31579 Před 11 měsíci +35

    What is with all the shaming? She said it is boring but she'll gladly do it. She's being a responsible mom while explaining her feelings. Like what's the big whoop.
    Different people also appreciate different ages. She might enjoy it when her kids are a bit older and they can travel with her. While other moms only appreciate when the kids are babies.

  • @Anon00008
    @Anon00008 Před 11 měsíci +16

    My son is amazing but motherhood is not amazing. I was 30 and a professional, I found it really boring, lonely and depressing

  • @pearlphalwane7638
    @pearlphalwane7638 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Why is the mother of 4 getting so defensive? If someone doesn’t enjoy motherhood then they don’t enjoy motherhood. End of story. Doesn’t impact her whatsoever

  • @caramelandchocolate5195
    @caramelandchocolate5195 Před 11 měsíci +22

    Two things can be true at the same time.

  • @charliesarasyoutubeadventu7539
    @charliesarasyoutubeadventu7539 Před 11 měsíci +8

    You shouldn’t have to justify saying that you find aspects of being a parent boring. That shouldn’t be seen as a controversial opinion.

  • @Anon00008
    @Anon00008 Před 11 měsíci +11

    Some of the comments it’s as if people don’t understand English. People can be grateful they have children but simultaneously find it boring. What’s happened to the general populations basic critical thinking skills?!

  • @tttai8993
    @tttai8993 Před 11 měsíci +19

    Ive been a mother for 5 months and its one of the most boring, isolating, monotonous, stressful job I've ever had. My baby is a joy but the truth is motherhood is rough! I miss being able to leave out and go to sleep when i want. My baby's smiles and kisses makes it a bit better. It takes a village is a very true statement. We werent meant to raise children with only two parents(and definitely not with only one!).theres supposed to be grandparents, siblings and friends able to help a mother and child(ren) when necessary.

    • @user-yr2vp6co3q
      @user-yr2vp6co3q Před 11 měsíci +3

      You have only been a mother for 5 months so i’m not surprised you’re struggling, as time goes by i’m sure you will get used to it. Its still all new too you

    • @user-yr2vp6co3q
      @user-yr2vp6co3q Před 11 měsíci +2

      and as your child gets older it will get easier and they will start to become less needy

    • @sarina5352
      @sarina5352 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @PaladinesAngel
      @PaladinesAngel Před 11 měsíci +1

      Is it really someone else’s job to help you raise your kids that really only you and your partner had a hand in deciding?
      Unless you asked your parents if they wanted to raise more children then that’s a bit (a LOT) of a cheek to expect them to just help out raising children they never had a choice in having. Don’t you think?

    • @tttai8993
      @tttai8993 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@user-yr2vp6co3q Thanks

  • @oxtt4314
    @oxtt4314 Před 11 měsíci +27

    My partner feels like this frequently. And I totally understand it. She's a highly educated driven woman who has highly educated driven friends, who don't have kids, who can travel all round the world when they want, can persue their careers to the fullest and never have to compromise. It's completely understandable. Women face a very difficult decision if they have both the desire to have children and are career driven.

    • @jujutrini8412
      @jujutrini8412 Před 11 měsíci +4

      It’s nice that you think about things from her point of view. I am a mother and the way I see it is that one has to look at the long term even though it is hard at particular times. I have found it boring and monotonous but it gives more joy than anything else ever could. ✌️

    • @AM2K2
      @AM2K2 Před 11 měsíci +1

      See how her friends feel when they are 50-60 with no family

    • @hanstristanwolf4858
      @hanstristanwolf4858 Před 11 měsíci +8

      ​@@AM2K2 See if the children you have would even want to stay with you in your 60s.

    • @elenazh3948
      @elenazh3948 Před 11 měsíci +5

      ​@@AM2K2
      And what is a problem with being 50 or more and having no children if you never wanted or needed them? Just feeling totally happy being who you are? Having all those years to actually getting to know and raising yourself so by the time you are 50 you feel like this whole world is your family. Having so many grateful people in your life because you have time for them when they need you as you aren't so absorbed in your immediate family? Actually feels great! If that's your thing of course . The possibilities of being fulfilled without having kids are endless if that is what you decide to do.

    • @sarina5352
      @sarina5352 Před 11 měsíci +3

      You are an amazing partner because at least you understand others pain. ❤

  • @grenvallion
    @grenvallion Před 11 měsíci +21

    I personally think that not everyone is cut out to be a parent. You can have good parents that aren't really made for it. A lot of people want or have kids because its one of those things that most people think they should do, even though being a parent probably isn't something that would even suit them. By the time some people realize being a parent isn't for them, though, its too late, and they've already got kids. Being bored of looking after your kids means you're never cut out for being a parent. Doesnt nean youre a bad parent, though.

    • @varshapatel4537
      @varshapatel4537 Před 11 měsíci +4

      So well put, I can definitely agree, I think it’s one of those that people just do because it’s the norm in society. Sad because eventually it’s the kids that are victim. Doesn’t mean these households aren’t functioning well but you have allot of families now where happiness is not central which leads to further issues. Thank for for putting it so well

  • @floridastitcher1
    @floridastitcher1 Před 11 měsíci +16

    I feel the older woman was shaming the younger. It should be ok to express how you feel. I was a SAHM for 18 years and wouldn’t change it for anything, but there were times when I felt isolated and bored. I got really sick of cleaning the same counters 10 times a day. But I created things to do and developed friendships with other SAHM moms which really helped .

    • @neptunestyxnotfound
      @neptunestyxnotfound Před 11 měsíci +2

      You think everyone else is happy with their job? Oh please, every job becomes monotonous after sometime, it's part of the process. BTW, welcome to reality.

    • @carissarosalieshillingford1571
      @carissarosalieshillingford1571 Před 10 měsíci

      I totally agree. The question is “is motherhood boring” and the answer is, yes it can be for many people sometimes. It may not be for others. Nobody is complaining or saying they shouldn’t do the job. The point of the conversation is to talk about these complex feelings openly so nobody feels isolated and alone.

    • @boofuu3145
      @boofuu3145 Před 10 měsíci

      dont you clean your counter anymore?

  • @mary_syl
    @mary_syl Před 10 měsíci +3

    People should stop generalising this topic because it's highly different from parent to parent 👍 It's helpful too if more mothers come forward and speak honestly about it because it's often not fulfilling or cheery, which doesn't mean that it's not also important or also rewarding. Overall parents aren't happier than childless people and there's plenty of research on the topic, so let's just be honest about it.

  • @AlexandraAndStuff
    @AlexandraAndStuff Před 11 měsíci +2

    I am not "career driven"', but I'm freedom driven". I realize my corporate job is BS, but it's a money tool for me that gives me the ability to enjoy important stuff. Having a complete control over my free time is the most important thing to me, and I love being out, roaming the forest for hours with my dog, going on vacation whenever I want, being spontaneous and thinking about another adventure. I don't know why many people associate this kind of lifestyle with empty drinkig/partying and screwing around. I do none of those things, I don't drink, I am in a stable healthy relationship, my idea of a party is cooking for loved ones and enojoying nature and the sun. I would rot away if I was chained to a baby, repeating the same schedule every day. I realize some people apreciate it, but for me routine is soul destroying. Luckily I realized it early enough to not make any mistakes under pressure.

  • @swimmingduck9905
    @swimmingduck9905 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I don't think it's actually motherhood that people find monotonous or boring, I think it's the other stuff going on in their lives that they're mixing up with motherhood. For instance, domesticity is not motherhood, it's just part of being an adult. Washing dishes constantly is boring, interacting with your child is fun. People with more children have to wash more dishes (unless they can afford a dishwasher) so they think they're not enjoying their life and don't want to have more kids when actually they should say chores are monotonous and boring, not children

  • @kathleenweinberg6442
    @kathleenweinberg6442 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Good morning 🌄🌞🌄🌞🌄 everyone

  • @liamblack2574
    @liamblack2574 Před 8 měsíci

    Wouldn’t give it up for a second… but there is a lot of boring.. even sad parts… inbetween those great moments of parenthood….. and like this
    Lady I do those boring parts for my kids.. I’d do anything for them but I have no shame saying I find it hard and boring for large parts of the time.. there’s nothing wrong with that

  • @rachidmerzouki2005
    @rachidmerzouki2005 Před 11 měsíci +1

    It's called LIFE! Why do people care too much about finding excitement in everything ALL THE TIME! There is no such a thing!

  • @louisrosson5688
    @louisrosson5688 Před 11 měsíci +4

    No it’s part of being a mother

  • @MrSoda007
    @MrSoda007 Před 11 měsíci +7

    Yet going into an office everyday is just amazing 😂 I can’t wait to go babysit my wee cousins later

    • @jujutrini8412
      @jujutrini8412 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Babysitting is very different to being a full time mother. I spent years looking after my siblings kids and then when I had a child it was totally different.

    • @MrSoda007
      @MrSoda007 Před 11 měsíci

      @@jujutrini8412 are you glad you had children

  • @hearmeoutbro
    @hearmeoutbro Před 9 měsíci

    I imagine so. Hence why I’ve never wanted and never will want kids. Can’t think of anything worse.

  • @RoyGobstopperandKuntFlapz
    @RoyGobstopperandKuntFlapz Před 11 měsíci +1

    Noone has the right to tell us how we feel and for mothers that is the case too, they dont have to love their child, its really not a requirement to do so.

  • @BeccaAl
    @BeccaAl Před 11 měsíci +8

    Gosh it really can be when they are so young. Esp in lockdown but also if your friends don’t have kids or you move away from support networks. Only thing I disagree with is that fathers don’t hold an equal responsibility to do those boring tasks like nappies, washing, beige meals, play centres and even some kids parties, though they are more loud, annoying and contagious than boring.
    Love Ashley, she’s a gem and a good mum. I’ve found it gets more interesting with kids as they age bc their little words and personality starts coming out, that can be fun 🤞🏼All the best to any parent struggling!!💚

    • @Jumpyman_thegamerYT
      @Jumpyman_thegamerYT Před 11 měsíci +1

      You see, most men don’t want to provide for a woman that brings nothing to the table 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @BeccaAl
      @BeccaAl Před 11 měsíci +9

      @@Jumpyman_thegamerYT And what do you bring ‘to the table’?
      Besides the fact I bring almost all my families meals ‘to the table’ where we eat together everyday! My partner actually does take care of and spend time with OUR children. A great example of a modern dad.
      Readers; here we have Jumpyman who demands his partner brings to the table bc he’s a gamer guy who can trickshot!
      What a catch.
      Vs happy, if sometimes a bit bored family Mother 🤦🏻‍♀️
      Bro, do you even have a table?!

    • @oxtt4314
      @oxtt4314 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@BeccaAlwell said

    • @Jumpyman_thegamerYT
      @Jumpyman_thegamerYT Před 11 měsíci

      @@BeccaAlWow, you cannot be this toxic. I never once mentioned you in my comment, and if you think I did, then you're just insecure.
      If you think someone merely bringing themselves to the table is somehow acceptable in a relationship, then you have much to learn.
      Let me guess, you want a traditional man who provides for you? Yet I bet you're also the type of person who thinks making a sandwich for their partner is called being 'subservient'.
      And then you have the audacity to try and shame me when I never once talked about you. Snap out of that victim mindset.

    • @user-pj9bh3pt4z
      @user-pj9bh3pt4z Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@BeccaAl "Bro, do you even have a table?!" Lol! :)

  • @ruthhadfield9726
    @ruthhadfield9726 Před 11 měsíci +5

    it's hard at times but never boring at all....sadly we have got rid of the village for women which have made it harder

  • @Tlamatini.234
    @Tlamatini.234 Před 8 měsíci

    If a mom is fed up with kids, immagine a teacher who has to support their nasty behaviour and their horrible parents who complain about everything

  • @inesarif8497
    @inesarif8497 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I don’t think motherhood is boring, I think it’s a choice tho because of the huge responsibility

  • @beckbussell1
    @beckbussell1 Před 11 měsíci +1

    How disrespectful to the want to be mums . Best job in the world!❤

    • @liamblack2574
      @liamblack2574 Před 8 měsíci

      For you…..if more people were honest about the hardships and negative parts of parent hood people would put more thought into having them instead of telling everyone it’s the best job ever.. when it’s just not for a lot of people. How disrespectful of you to think that your opinion is the only one that matters. My and my wife wanted four children. After 2 she said absolutely no more as she does not find it as “wonderful” as she was lead to believe. Again… like lots of men and women

  • @mjl2904
    @mjl2904 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Once you have a kid it is no longer about you.
    I get that women can struggle as they have no adults conversation and are isolated as we don’t live in communities anymore. I have a friend that is going through this. However calling parenthood boring seems a bit privileged.
    I think once the kids are a bit older and the average woman goes back to work most would want to spend more time with their family rather than at a job where their boss cares nothing about them

  • @carolynkernan939
    @carolynkernan939 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I agree with her

  • @dinoworld112
    @dinoworld112 Před 11 měsíci +11

    How can bringing up and rasing your own kids be boring when this is what you wanted to be a mother

    • @jujutrini8412
      @jujutrini8412 Před 11 měsíci +14

      Because it can be boring at times. One thing has nothing to do with the other. It’s strange to not understand that.

    • @theblackbrit3727
      @theblackbrit3727 Před 4 měsíci

      Parenting is a job. If you have been doing the same job for years, would it not get boring at times?? How many people come into the office on Monday and complain and cannot wait until Friday again so they can have the weekend off??

  • @andrepereira9512
    @andrepereira9512 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Bla bla bla all she does if wanted to carry on that life going out DJ do what ever you want them don’t be a mother is powerful very rewarding for you life and new society precious time memories love and joy

  • @meagain9649
    @meagain9649 Před 3 měsíci

    to say you wish "to k*ll" your child eve as a figure of speech is actually so so weird dark and worrisome that lady scares me because its like she has no heart emotions or empathy and that cant be good for kids

  • @aaronjamesmoore757
    @aaronjamesmoore757 Před 11 měsíci +4

    it should be considered a duty, the children are the next generation for the tribe. A lot of men don't like having to work to provide for their family or defend their land but its a duty and is more satisfying in the long term.

    • @Jumpyman_thegamerYT
      @Jumpyman_thegamerYT Před 11 měsíci +1

      We don’t want to provide for a woman who brings nothing to the table 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @aaronjamesmoore757
      @aaronjamesmoore757 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@Jumpyman_thegamerYT exactly my point

    • @MJ31579
      @MJ31579 Před 11 měsíci

      She's still doing it though? The same as a parent going to work. They do it out of love but doesn't mean they never complain.

    • @aaronjamesmoore757
      @aaronjamesmoore757 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@MJ31579 traditional gender roles is best, if everyone's in the workforce it halves the average wage people get and then they have to pay for childcare which creates a third working member of the family who is probably a working mother herself. You will just end up with stay at home husbands.

    • @jacksoncrate
      @jacksoncrate Před 11 měsíci

      kids to fight putin

  • @kararodrigues7602
    @kararodrigues7602 Před 10 měsíci

    Hi

  • @balance3201
    @balance3201 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Good mother s are the bedrock of society.

  • @dinoworld112
    @dinoworld112 Před 11 měsíci +5

    I think its a matter of maturity this blond thinks its more important that you feel bored then having a duty of care for your own child

    • @charitygoldart
      @charitygoldart Před 11 měsíci

      Don't ever just identify women as a hair colour; you sound like a misogynist from the 60's. She clearly understands the child's needs are more important, hence why she's still DOING the boring things. She just wants some understanding that a grown intelligent woman might not find playing finger puppets day after day all that mentally stimulating. The one lacking maturity here is you.

  • @irfan3389
    @irfan3389 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Why on earth would you have such a headline - it is truly the most rewarding and worthwhile thing anyone can do

    • @user-pj9bh3pt4z
      @user-pj9bh3pt4z Před 11 měsíci +10

      It's incredibly worthwhile to have a sewer system that works in the UK - doesn't mean the job fixing it couldn't possibly be boring. They are two separate issues. I like eating cake and giving cake to others as it makes them feel appreciated and happy - so sometimes I will bake cakes. I find baking really boring.

    • @blondie4
      @blondie4 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Both can be true.

    • @Anon00008
      @Anon00008 Před 11 měsíci +3

      And boring

  • @agathaveronicathompson131
    @agathaveronicathompson131 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Oh my goodness me! 😮 Really!!!
    Motherhood Boring? Really?!?

    • @charitygoldart
      @charitygoldart Před 11 měsíci +6

      Erm, yeah! Some people aren't stimulated by endless nappy changes, puppet finger games, laundry etc. If you find that stuff interesting, you obviously have very little going on in your brain!

  • @URFUTUREUK
    @URFUTUREUK Před 11 měsíci

    Having four children on your own whats the point?

  • @k1ll3r-_-98
    @k1ll3r-_-98 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Hmmmm

    • @chimakalu5195
      @chimakalu5195 Před 11 měsíci

      ?

    • @k1ll3r-_-98
      @k1ll3r-_-98 Před 11 měsíci

      @@chimakalu5195 🤷‍♂️ I was just the first comment so I thought I’d make it memorable

    • @chimakalu5195
      @chimakalu5195 Před 11 měsíci

      I was the first to comment but deleted it

    • @k1ll3r-_-98
      @k1ll3r-_-98 Před 11 měsíci

      @@chimakalu5195 sure bud

  • @MP-uz9xi
    @MP-uz9xi Před 10 měsíci

    why are people so obsessed with having kids? it's not necessary, there's already too many of us, just enjoy your childfree life.

  • @varshapatel4537
    @varshapatel4537 Před 11 měsíci +2

    You know when couples get divorced they always say “ they don’t think about children”. Young mother is the prime example of why some women would be better off without children, gone is personal responsibility for making choices you know affect you in the long term. The elder mother is a true role model, this kinda stuff may not seem important but it does trickle down to the kids. Being uninterested does damage the development of young children

  • @Aspartame69
    @Aspartame69 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Any job you can do in your pajamas is not the hardest job in the world.

    • @beyondlondon8600
      @beyondlondon8600 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Winston Churchill literally ran the country from bed because he was so depressed.

    • @user-pj9bh3pt4z
      @user-pj9bh3pt4z Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think you turned up to the wrong argument.

    • @upendasana7857
      @upendasana7857 Před 11 měsíci +3

      said a person who has never looked after young kids before in their life,shopped,cleaned and kept a crying screaming baby happy ...ypu don't know ####

    • @MJ31579
      @MJ31579 Před 11 měsíci +2

      You've obviously not experienced caring for a young child and running the household 24/7, 365.

    • @Aspartame69
      @Aspartame69 Před 11 měsíci

      @@MJ31579 i was a sole income single dad for nearly 6 years. But ok.

  • @melinmove
    @melinmove Před 11 měsíci

    Glad i don't have kids

  • @Jumpyman_thegamerYT
    @Jumpyman_thegamerYT Před 11 měsíci +6

    She’s the type of person to blame everyone else for her own decisions and actions.

  • @user-dk6jb6hq9t
    @user-dk6jb6hq9t Před 11 měsíci +12

    Saying that most women feel like single mums anyway is probably the most sexist comment I have ever heard

    • @SuperSouthchick
      @SuperSouthchick Před 11 měsíci +9

      It’s true

    • @jujutrini8412
      @jujutrini8412 Před 11 měsíci +7

      It’s totally true, especially when they are babies and you’re the sustenance.

    • @ibz0991
      @ibz0991 Před 11 měsíci

      I know right? Plenty of fathers take part in child care too, sometimes most of it

    • @prueXo
      @prueXo Před 11 měsíci +3

      It's the truth of how most mothers feel, your surely not in the position to tell mothers how they feel and what their first hand experience is. Maybe focus on encouraging your fellow males to step it up.

    • @user-dk6jb6hq9t
      @user-dk6jb6hq9t Před 11 měsíci

      ​@prueXo not sure you read what I said. I didn't say what she said was wrong I said it is the most sexist comment I have ever heard

  • @ryancoffey838
    @ryancoffey838 Před 10 měsíci

    I find these women talking very boring

  • @EnnayXIX
    @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci

    "There were times i wanted to kill my children"
    This woman is dangerous, how can you even think that?
    YOU chose to bring the child into the world, you CANNOT say you want to kill them?? What the actual fuxk

    • @EnnayXIX
      @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci

      @@jeniferdouglas Nahhh that's exclusively a woman's view. No normal person thinks of committing murder against their own child, even if it's an exaggerated thought. It's attitudes like that which cause trauma to a child, whether you think it's okay or not

    • @EnnayXIX
      @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@jeniferdouglas There are times I wish I never had children, sure. But I've NEVER thought about killing my child because I'm irritated by them. That's barbaric and frankly sociopathic

    • @EnnayXIX
      @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci

      @@jeniferdouglas I feel horrible for your children. I couldn't imagine having someone so disgusting as you as my mother

    • @EnnayXIX
      @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci

      @@jeniferdouglas Very classy love. Come up with a better response than "u do drug hahaha". At least my daughter has both her parents 🥱🤷

    • @EnnayXIX
      @EnnayXIX Před 11 měsíci

      @@jeniferdouglas You implied I do drugs with that xanax comment.
      Hahaha angry feminist is mad because I called her "love" 🤣 classic 🤣
      Also it's not very intellectually competent to re-use what I said towards you 🥱

  • @laurancegama2138
    @laurancegama2138 Před 11 měsíci +4

    WHAT A USELESS TOPIC...IS THERE NO MORE NEWS TODAY?