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[quote=Anonymous]So, I have never struggled with infertility but I don't really feel much natural interest or affection in my nieces and nephews. I care about them insofar as I love one of their parents (my sibling), and I want them to do well in life because it will make my sibling happy. But I don't know them well enough or see them often enough to feel genuine affection for them for their own sake (much less "love" them).

I'm kind to them, I try to remember their birthdays, in person I play with them and listen patiently to their tales, and I respond politely to the photos their parents send, but I've never understood how people fall so instantly and deeply in love with kids that aren't their own (adopted or biological).

I'm assuming if I lived in the same town as them and saw them every day or near to it, I would grow to love them truly. But they're just kids I see twice a year; how on earth would I love them when I don't even know them?

All this to say, maybe your brother and SIL are more like me? And then adding infertility on top of that, no wonder they didn't prioritize spending time with your kids.[/quote]

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