Rhodes to Motherhood

Is it “normal” to want to procreate and start a family or is it an expectation set by society?  When you decide you want a family, you want the dream. The dream of being a parent and raising a child to be an adult. Using what you have learned and passing down the lessons. However, what happens if being a parent becomes past tense or is not the dream you planned, does that change your perspective? 

I think it’s ironic that many women spend so many years trying not to get pregnant.  Then “when the time is right” we are supposed to want basketball team. Seems like it’s societal confusion.