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People in their 40s and 50s with no children, how does it feel? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

For some people, having children is their only life accomplishment, so they perceive other people's choices as an "attack" on their sense of identity, which makes it feel personal, to them.