regretting

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To connect maternal regret with unloving and neglectful parenting is a careless assumption, according to Israeli sociologist Orna Donath, author of Regretting Motherhood: A Study.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Paramount's "Regretting You," the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Regretting Motherhood: A Sociopolitical Analysis comprised interviews with 23 anonymous Israeli women sharing their regrets about having children, and the extreme social pressure they felt, whether or not they were cut out for motherhood.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2017

Regretting that I didn’t think to ask one of the undergraduate work-study employees to help out, I try to avoid eye contact with the drivers watching my futile efforts, faces awash with curiosity and disgust.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2017

Regretting that it is necessary for us to give you this information, we remain, etc.

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston