"Those who can bear children can never understand the pain of those who can not," says a barren wife who can not stand the ridicule of her neighbors. Perhaps it is a deeply rooted conviction that one must produce an heir; perhaps it is the unceasing pressure from in-laws. People deeply crave flesh-and-blood offspring, to maintain matrimonial love and to affirm the position of the household.
「能生育者，永遠無法瞭解不孕的痛苦」，一位不堪鄰居譏笑的不孕婦人如是說。