A mom has recently claimed that she's been forced to have more children because her daughter is allegedly "too selfish" to have any of her own.
The 42-year-old took to Facebook to express her frustration at her daughter's decision, stating that she has a "huge problem" with "carrying the weight for Millenials."
"I'm Gen X, and I have a huge problem with how I am left carrying the weight for Millennials," she started.
"My daughter is 22 and decided a while ago she does not want any kids. She's actually getting a procedure for sterilization next year.
"But those souls needing to come into our family for ancestral or karmic reasons still need to be born. So I'm stuck birthing and raising two babies who should have been born to her but can't be because she's too selfish to have kids."
She even went on to state that the family "jokes" that the daughter's sibling - who is one and a half years old - is actually her child, later adding that if she "wasn't so selfish, I wouldn't have a toddler daughter right now."
The controversial post was later re-posted to Reddit, where it sparked backlash against the mother for her archaic views.
"...Your daughter is her own person who is entitled to her own life and choices," this user wrote. "Stop being such a pig by calling your daughter 'selfish', and pushing YOUR child on her. You are a terrible mother, and need to change your ways."
And this Reddit user also had some pretty strong words for the mom: "Deluded mother thinks she can force her daughter to bare (sic) children and raise them for her entire life because that's what mother wants. Mother can suck a duck, you don't get to dictate what your children do. I know this from experience, better off without a controlling mother like that."
They continued: "Just, wow. Having kids because her daughter wouldn't have children? So those kids lives ONLY EXIST because of big sister. Talk about a f**ked up family dynamic. I don't think mother should be allowed any more children if that's her motivation and how she treats her current daughter.
"Simply astonishing," they concluded.
According to an article by Business Insider, more and more Millenials are choosing not to have children due to a whole host of reasons (and not because they're "selfish"), including accessibility, newfound opportunities for women, the cost of living, and climate change.
Or, simply because they just don't want children - which is also completely fine, too.
