I Hated Being Pregnant, So Why Do I Miss It?

A mystery. %2F%2Fwww.vistaprint.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=46663%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184a5ec9c2f-a49985ff-aece-4903-9ce1-3a3fdf18a362-000000/UimDUqiCutIK2uK_AKfFRbo1fdc=297 [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=46663%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184a5ec9c2f-a49985ff-aece-4903-9ce1-3a3fdf18a362-000000/4PbpqirGRDS-Iemsz2gB7-VhB-M=297) Nov 23, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fpregnancy%2Fwhy-i-almost-cried-at-the-sight-of-a-pregnant-mom%3Futm_campaign=46663%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000184a5ec9c2f-a49985ff-aece-4903-9ce1-3a3fdf18a362-000000/fNbl6JGBqCrIC67flytRPaM4H5w=297 [I Hated Being Pregnant, So Why Do I Miss It?](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fpregnancy%2Fwhy-i-almost-cried-at-the-sight-of-a-pregnant-mom%3Futm_campaign=46663%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000184a5ec9c2f-a49985ff-aece-4903-9ce1-3a3fdf18a362-000000/za7IwHkIWBrCdgNhvvc7kpD_ykw=297) “I hated being pregnant,” admits Samm Davidson today. “I feel uncomfortable even saying it because I know so many people are not afforded the luxury,” she adds, but it’s the truth. That leaves her with a question: “So why, then, when I see a pregnant person, do I feel immense sadness and jealousy?” She’s trying to figure that out. 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