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‘Do I Even Want to Have Kids?’: Paige Spiranac Details the Pressure That Comes With Becoming a Parent

Published 04/28/2022, 5:37 AM EDT

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Becoming a parent is as tricky as deciding whether to turn professional. With becoming a parent, one has to take on the responsibilities accompanying it. Paige Spiranac, a former pro golfer, recently spoke about the same and talked about why parenting is challenging.

The 29-year-old is a former professional turned social media sensation. Spiranac is among the prominent names in the world of golf. She enjoys a huge fan base across the globe. Further, she has 3.3million followers on Instagram and majorly resorts to uploading instructional golf content for her 267K subscribers on Youtube.

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Apart from running her successful channel, she also runs a famous podcast with her co-host, Amanda Rose, named ‘Playing a Round with Paige Renee.’ Spiranac is famous for her bold opinions on various matters. This time she made quite a relatable comment about parenting.

Paige, Amanda, and Teddy G spoke about various topics in the latest episode. However, one topic that stands out is parenting, probably one of the most relatable topics. While discussing it, Renee talked about the pressures of becoming a parent.

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She said, “If you have a kid that is so incredibly talented and has the ability to be amazing. I mean that in the you know, point zero one percent of the world. Why would you not want to push your kid to get to that level? And it almost feels like then you’re a bad parent if you don’t do it, but then you’re a bad parent if you do, do it.”

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She added, “And I think that’s why it’s like, sometimes I go back and forth to I am like do I even like man, it’s like, do I even want to have kids? because it’s just like, it’s almost like not a burden. But there’s just so much pressure on you to make the right decisions.”

Spiranac’s words prove the hurdles one needs to overcome before deciding to become a parent. At the same time, it also depicts that to commit to being a parent, one should have utmost clarity in his mind because it is a huge decision.

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Professional career summary of Paige Spiranac

Renee was among the promising talents in the world. She even won as a professional in 2015. Furthermore, Paige won at the Orange Tree Country Club on the Cactus Tour after carding a final round of 68. As a result, she registered her first win as a professional by defeating Hannah O’Sullivan. However, the following year in 2016, things started to go haywire in her career. Paige could not make it through the Q-school.

As a result, she could not secure her card for the LPGA Tour. The retired professional even broke down in a press conference at the Dubai Ladies Classic after revealing the amount of cyberbullying she experiences. Moreover, with all the factors in her professional and personal life, she announced her retirement from golf in December 2016.

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Bazif Qadri

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Bazif Qadri is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing BSC Economics Hons, Bazif is a golf enthusiast. Not only a fan, but he is also an avid golfer himself.
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Deepika Bhaduri

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