Understanding My Parents: Pressures of Motherhood and the Motherhood Penalty
My parents got married at 25 and at the time, they were considered to be married pretty late. Since they were a love marriage and they got married so late, the pressure was building to have a child as soon as they were declared husband and wife. My mother often repeated the fact that her mother and her mother-in-law wanted a grandchild. They were itching to grow the family even more. From what I do remember of my grandmothers, they were the type of women who enjoyed cooking cleaning and doting on their families, especially their grandkids, so I completely understand why they would pressure my mom for a kid. However, my mother didn't want to have a child immediately after getting married.