How is having children dehumanizing? I don’t understand.
My mom mentioned that outside of the family (both grandparent sets and spouse), she felt as if for the first 5 years or so (so until when I was 5 and brother was 3), she felt as if her identity was no longer her, but 'Mom'. Apart from family, all people seemed to remember was 'so and so's mom' for who she wasI don't understand either. I think having kids is very humanizing.