When I was younger I used to think I need to have children in order to understand parents and belong socially when almost everyone else has had children. I thi

When I was younger I used to think I need to have children in order to understand parents and belong socially when almost everyone else has had children. I think there is some truth to that, parents don't become non-parents even after their children are adults, but I think not having the same parenthood experience can be also a good thing. People don't just befriend people who are exactly like them.