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Discovery of ‘Mom Gene’ May Explain Why Some of Us Don’t Crave Having Kids
By Ericka Sóuter — 2012
In the world of mothers, I have learned there are two kinds—women who love being a mom but honestly believe they would feel no less complete if they weren’t and those who could not imagine being anything else.
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