{"id":4404,"date":"2026-03-08T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corky.holysz.pl\/blog\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:16:07","slug":"i-didnt-ask-to-be-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corky.holysz.pl\/blog\/i-didnt-ask-to-be-born\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you say when your child says: I didn\u2019t ask to be born?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_7629c507afff45d3\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Parenting often feels like a series of unpredictable debates, but few statements are as disarming or structurally sound as the classic &#8222;I didn&#8217;t ask to be born.&#8221; It is a moment where raw emotion meets an undeniable biological fact, leaving many parents grasping for a logical foothold. 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