When it comes to having children, most of us can identify with being the target of other people’s thoughts and enquiries. There is a subliminal pressure in today’s culture to have a successful career, find a spouse, get married, and start a family.
As a result, spouses who choose not to have children frequently have to defend their choice to others. Individuals who don’t comprehend such a decision may act somewhat awkwardly and enquire about personal matters that have no bearing on them.
These enquiries can frequently be extremely intimate and disagreeable, which can cause the recipient to feel uneasy, particularly if they are questioned why they have decided not to have children. Sadly, not having children may be seen as the pinnacle of egoism. However, when couples who are seen as “different” wish to start a family together, the definition of egoism rapidly shifts. Patti White of California received some news more than 20 years ago that both thrilled and worried her. Lisa, her daughter, declared her pregnancy.