After disappearing for more than a decade , Brenda finally showed up in 2008 . Why parents hate parenting , '' for example , cited a 2004 study by behavioral economic Daniel Kahneman that found that child care ranked 16th in pleasure out of 19 activities among the Texas women surveyed . Nancy Drexler : Reports that the number of moms who run away is on the rise . She thinks our increasingly me - first narcissistic tendencies might have something to do with it . Drexler : Mothers who abandon their children are still judged more harshly by society .
After disappearing for more than a decade , Brenda finally showed up in 2008 . Nancy Drexler : Reports that the number of moms who run away is on the rise . She thinks our increasingly me - first narcissistic tendencies might have something to do with it . Drexler : Mothers who abandon their children are still judged more harshly by society .