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[quote=Anonymous]Ughh I wish I had the self control to give up on facebook.  It is seriously turning me into a bitter person seeing all the baby/kids posts.  I have one child through IUI (and believe me feel SO very blesed), but the second go has been much much MUCh harder (2 years into treatment).  I've really become aware in the last few months that there are SOOO many people on facebook that 1) almost exclusively post about their children/babies or 2) almost exclusively LIKE/comment on posts about kids and babies.  I've consiously tried to post about things besides my DC, like work and pop culture.  And I notice people who don't like my posts, but will like a post that says "I just changed a diaper, woohoo" or something mundane baby related like that.  I guess I feel my 'infertile' life is not as validated as the baby/kid posts of all the fertiles.  It is so hard feeling like you can't come to the party, so to speak.  I also cynically start to think that many people I know have an identity wrapped up in having kids.  I guess one of the *very* mixed blessings of infertility is that my life cannot be defined by having babies.  At my best moments, I know I am becoming so strong for having gone through this, and feel someday I will be in a better place for having gone through these tough years (and had to be a person beyond just having babies), but in my worst I feel almost angry at the world I see reflected through facebook.

I know this probably seems like a very cynical (and pathetic) post but I had to get it off my chest.  And somehow I have to stop going on facebook!!!![/quote]

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