Question about motherhood and midlife crisis
Hi all. This question is directed to mothers/parents. I am posting this question on this subreddit because I think my wife is going through a ML crisis (or as my therapist suggests perimenopause). My wife and I are the same age and I am towards the tail end of my crisis. We have never been separated and have teenage children.
My therapist brought up in one of our sessions that I've deprived my wife the experience of being a mother. I still am not sure what I did to "rob" my wife of that experience. In one of our recent arguments, my wife said that "I cant imagine what society expects of mothers".
My question for those who have gone through or are going through a midlife crisis: Is this an issue that comes up (and is especially hard) during a midlife crisis? In your opinion, what constitutes the full motherhood experience?
I am purposefully not stating what roles/tasks I take on in the household because I am looking for unbiased answers.