gently remind her that if she doesn't have children, other people will, and they may raise them to have very different views than those she would share with her

gently remind her that if she doesn't have children, other people will, and they may raise them to have very different views than those she would share with her own children. families of culturally conservative parents also tend toward multiple offspring, with structural support from their communities and traditions, i.e. "go forth, be fruitful and multiply." for her (and those taking a similar stance) to change the world, in this model, increasingly means changing the minds of other people's children. the odds of prevailing in this battle of value systems only grow worse with time for those who choose to remain "child-free."