Reply to what to say to strangers who ask...

Forum Index » Infertility Support and Discussion

Reply to "what to say to strangers who ask... "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Going to a friend's wedding in a few months.  There will be a lot of acquaintances that I haven't seen in a while.  I know there will be questions about kids, or, more specifically... my husband and I's lack of kids.  (We tried for years, considered adoption, tragedies intervened) How do I answer the inevitable, "Did you guys think about having kids?" Or, "Are you okay with not having kids?" Or, my favorite, "So... no kids, huh?"   Even being asked makes me wince because, yes, we wanted kids, the IVF experience was awful and heartbreaking, and the life events that prevented us from adopting were traumatic.   I realize that people often ask these question off the cuff, and have no idea what box they are opening for me.   I've been thinking of answering, "Yes, life's great.  How's yours?"   Any other suggestions?  Another observation: I swear, rarely but sometimes, people have a passive-aggressive bent to asking this stuff.  Has anyone else ever had that sneaking suspicion?  Thanks for your thoughts.   [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics