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LinkPizza posted...

It just depends for some people. Tbf, part of it is because they believe that people need to have a similar life to them to be happy. To them, raising a family made them happy They would have to understand that people want different things. Some people want children, and some dont. And thats fine But some people cant see life without children, even for other people

I think it's the opposite. Misery loves company. They want everyone to have tied down lives full of responsibility directed at others. A lot of parents are absolutely miserable with their decisions but don't feel safe to say so. So they want everyone else to be as miserable as them.

I hate to use the word jealousy ever but from personal experience a lot of parents are jealous of people who have all the free time in the world and freed up finances to do fun things instead of sending Johnny to soccer camp or getting Annie's tonsils out.

I've met more unhappy families than happy ones, anecdotally.