It is common for families to maintain their legacies with a sense of pride and expectation, with each succeeding generation carrying on the aspirations and customs of the generation that came before them. What happens, however, when the generation that comes after us chooses not to take up this responsibility? This was the predicament that one mother found herself in with her daughter.
A single mother shared her story on the internet.
I am a member of Generation X, and I have a significant issue with the fact that I am expected to stand in for millennials. To give you an example, I am 42 years old, and my daughter is 22 years old. A time ago, she made the decision that she did not want any children. Next year, she will really undergo a treatment that will result in her being sterilized.
On the other hand, those souls who are destined to join our family for reasons related to our ancestry or karmic ties still need to be born. I am now in the position of having to give birth to and raise two children that should have been born to her but cannot be because she is too self-centered to have children.
We make fun of the fact that my daughter, who is 1.5 years old and her sister, is truly hers, but she just wasn’t interested in having it. However, on a deeper level? I’m not making this up. I wouldn’t be in the position of having a toddler daughter right now if she weren’t so self-centered.
