Every woman who says she doesn't want children ends up with a $3000 dog that sleeps in her bed and has its own Instagram.
The maternal instinct doesn't disappear, it just gets redirected toward increasingly depressing substitutes.
Better to admit you want a baby than pretend your goldendoodle fills that void.
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This thought [expressed by a woman] on social media garnered some approval but also a great deal of anger and vituperative comments.