self-fulfilment
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ us/ˌself.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/
自我实现感;自我满足感
a feeling of satisfaction that you have achieved what you wanted
When the options are unemployment or a boring job, having babies can seem like the only means of self-fulfilment. 如果只能在失业或枯燥的工作中进行选择，那么生孩子似乎是达到自我满足的唯一途径。