I Said I Don’t Want to Be a Mom—Now HR Is Coming After Me

Yeaaaah, I would start job hunting ASAP. They’ll likely try to get rid of you somehow now that you’re “hostile”.

That's as bad as someone reporting me for being happily divorced. What stupid coworkers for involving hr for something they asked you. Nothing wrong with being child free. Which I am also. Ignore those ignorant women. They would have found another reason to report you if it wasnt that

HR clearly doesn't understand they are being sexist and thats against the law. File a complaint about your HR. If you had been a man and said those things it would have been shrugged off! File a complaint to HR for being harrased for not having children. Make them all right statements on what they said and for asking personal non work related questions then retaliating when they didn't like your answer which you were pressured into giving them and then reprimanded for which is creating a hostile work environment. Then find another job if possible.

Simple!! Just say that you desperately wanted children but were not fortunate to have any!
It's a very raw nerve and you tried to Brush over the others comments and not show them how upset you were about the conversation!
This is a very personal matter and you don't want it to be common knowledge in the workplace.
Perhaps hr could ban the subject in the workplace as it upsets you!!
It doesn't matter if this is the case or not but I'm sure that it will shut hr up and if you find that your confidentiality has been compromised contacted a lawyer or another governing body!

You aren't supposed to talk about your personal life at work. People can't retaliate because you answered a question with your honest answer.

In my state, this would fall under the sexual harassment in the workplace laws. My default setting isn't to file a law suit, but I would get legal counsel on my rights should this escalate. If the complaint ended up in OP's employee file, I'd definitely make moves to get it expunged, as well. If OP is in a union, I'd get my rep involved and grieve the complaint. After all of that was done, I'd stay around until HR got the message that they should not be entertaining ridiculous complaints. After that, it's job searching time.

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You can tell I have zero patience for this type of thing. 😂

Complain to HR about your coworkers about pushing their excitement about their kids on you. You are offended.

Actually, in your place I would consult a lawyer. Here's why, depending on where you live that comes under the heading of discrimination. The person who filed that complaint needs to be given counseling on their inappropriate actions. The mommy click needs training on hostile work environments. Trying to get you in trouble for not wanting children? Ludicrous.

If issues persist, file a grievance for hostile workplace. Shame on all of the idiots who actually took a part in this drama. From the whiners who filed to the HR rep(s) who had the audacity to follow through with such ignorance.

I think it's better that you realized you don't need to check off a box to be happy. And working mothers can be stretched way too thin, for both their family and themselves.