The pain she feels as she realizes she will not have more children is grief. Grief and regret are different things. Big dreams that require decluttering usually also require grief. Require it. Grief is a thing. It happens whether you’re planning for it or not. Some people manage to go their entire lives without bringing home a minivan full of things they don’t actually need, but no one avoids the pain of life not going exactly as he or she planned. But sometimes you don’t realize that what you’re going through is grief.
