Childless people are always expected to explain themselves, although it would never occur to anyone to ask a woman why she became a mother (and to insist on getting good reasons)

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The definition of this quote is "Childless people are always expected to explain themselves, although it would never occur to anyone to ask a woman why she became a mother (and to insist on getting good reasons)" and the main idea is that childless women are often considered to have no justifiable reason for being childless.

Source: The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines The Status Of Women

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