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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is highly unlikely they regret having kids.  They are just being nice and showing respect for your choice.  [/quote]

But OP was talking about her vacation plans, not her reproductive choices. So why would they respond to vacation talk with her reproductive status in mind? Doesn't seem respectful.

Sounds ultra-conservative.[/quote]

Probably because the talking about vacation plans came across as bragging.[/quote]

This is mental projection that can be worked through in therapy. OP said a coworker asked what they were doing for vacation. OP responded. This is how human conversation works.

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Agreed but then OP took this one conversation where her coworker said something kind of sad and weird and concluded "it's shocking how any parents tell us (DINKS) we 'did it right'"

To be clear the "shocking" number of parents telling OP they did it right is one. Also OP apparently knows a guy with two kids one of whom has special needs and that guy seems unhappy about parenthood.

There is nothing shocking about any of this. OP knows a couple unhappy parents (and it's not even clear they are unhappy in general as OP sees to think a single offhand comment is reflective of a person's entire outlook on life) and is now all "OMG they hate us 'cause they ain't us!!!!"[/quote]

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