Many mothers have, at some point or another, had the experience of mentioning to someone that they have children—and then watching that person begin to scan the room for someone else to talk to. I’ve experienced this, and, anecdotally, so have most of my friends. There are some childless people who simply think that having children is irrational or harmful to the environment. But often, it’s subtler than that: Most people don’t think that motherhood is “bad.” They just consider it to be low status.
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