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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well they're complaining did annoy me when I was TTC and struggling.

But it's more like when we talk or text they ask about me and the baby  and I say she was up all night they'll say they remember that phase and [b]it sucked and they wanted to give the baby away and I say it's not that bad[/b] they are like sure

And when I was pregnant they thought I was lying when I didn't complain about being fat or miserable[/quote]

They're trying to commiserate with you and you're shutting it down.  That's fine and you don't need to join in with them, but it's not that they're disappointed you're not unhappy.  They're just falling back on a time-honored way of connecting with other moms and you're not feeling it.  There are other time-honored ways of connecting with other moms that are more annoying - the Mommy Needs A Drink moms spring to mind, or the "let's talk about calories" brigade - but try not to assume bad intent.  The basic thing they're doing is trying to connect with you and offer support.  Saying they remember how much it sucked to be up all night is offering empathy, not judgment.[/quote]

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