A growing number of women in the US are opting not to have children. Their reasons are varied and complicated.
Dyanna Volek was never someone who dreamed of becoming a mother.
From an early age, she knew deep down that she didn't want children. Maybe it stemmed from seeing her mother sacrifice her dream of becoming a flight attendant and work three jobs to raise two kids alone. Or maybe it was that other endeavors interested her more."I'm always looking forward to the next thing," said Volek, who works in local government in San Francisco."Being a parent was never one of them.
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