SIL thinks her kid is smart because it is an IVF baby.
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Anonymous
| Please help. What can I say to SIL so she would shut the f... up about how smart her dd is because only the best egg and sperm were used to conceive her. She calls my dd slow because she was conceived the natural way. The conversation goes something like this. SIL: can you imagine how much smarter Einstein would have been had he been an IVF baby. I don't know why people don't just do IVF. Who knows where (my dd) will be in 20 years. Having kids the natural way is like the lottery (stupidity tax). All the while looking at me. I have had it am probably going to go crazy on her tomorrow. |
Anonymous
| Oh my. I would leave it alone. No good can come from arguing with her. |
Anonymous
| Just smile and wait. She is virtually guaranteed a bite in the ass from karma on this one. |
Anonymous
| Stare blankly for a few seconds. Then change the subject completely as if she hadn't said anything. Hopefully she'll get the hint to quit it. |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
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If that was me and someone said something that stupid to me, i would play along with it, but I am sarcastic that way.
I would agree with her and tell her we are hoping that Einstein is able to at least live independently given his method of conception. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like the poor kids genetic baseline for intelligence is pretty low. I agree with the blank stare and change the subject. |
Anonymous
| I would look at her and say ..."Hmmmm...the process for non-IVF is much better!" |
Anonymous
Seriously. We have an IVF baby and it would have never even occurred to me that someone would think something this idiotic. |
Anonymous
| "You're absolutely right Suzie! I'm going to put Larlo up for adoption today and start over with an IVF baby tomorrow. No need wasting any more time with a slow baby!" |
Anonymous
| OP: I have done the blank stare, ignoring, changing subject but she still manages to bring this topic into conversation. We can be talking about how to make a blueberry pie and she will manage to push this topic into the conversation. I don't know what else to do and will be seeing her tomorrow. Dreading it. |
Anonymous
| I'd look at her and say, "It's quite obvious you were not conceived via IVF." |
Anonymous
| Calmly respond to SIL: "obviously you were not an IVF baby" |
Anonymous
| How old is her precious snowflake? I agree, just let karma do its thing. Though I would be tempted to, next time theh kid is acting up in any way, say "oh, I didn't think IVF babies acted like that!" |
Anonymous
Your SIL sounds mentally unstable. |