Merge
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/__init__.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/__init__.py
index 056acfc..9bf8f6b 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/dummy/__init__.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     def start(self):
         assert self._parent is current_process()
         self._start_called = True
-        self._parent._children[self] = None
+        if hasattr(self._parent, '_children'):
+            self._parent._children[self] = None
         threading.Thread.start(self)
 
     @property