>unless you have raised a good child, you have done nothing difficult or worthwhile.

This and the suggestion that the parent must be depressed are antagonistic and unjustified. However, it's also a common reaction to the parent's opinion. It's a form of defensiveness where there was no attack, because the topic is so tightly linked to ten-million-year-old emotions.

Alright I guess I really have to make that child now in order to satisfy my ego and show that I am actually capable of difficult things! That will help surely