I was sitting with a group of my colleagues in a physicians’ meeting, hammering out policy changes and standards for patient care. The conversation wound down as we neared the end of the workday, and chatter shifted from business to our weekend plans. Others in the group shared their family plans for kid’s activities and dance recitals. I shared that I was going to Las Vegas. “It’s because she doesn’t have kids,” one of the doctors said. Those six words fell out of his mouth with little effort