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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's face it--even the chronically infertile and childless among us are EXCEEDINGLY more fortunate then the 0.001% who get terminal colon cancer or melanoma or breast cancer in their 30's.  Point being, suffering is not a competition. [/quote]

Yes, but telling infertile women to suck it up because, hey, they don't have cancer isn't compassionate either.  [/quote]

No, of course not.  But when they begin the downward spiral of a thread with their inability to show compassion for another, what do they expect?  People here are going to call them on that, every single time.  So they should just stop.  That is what this PSA is about.  [/quote]

Maybe we're in agreement, but your initial post seemed to emphasize the same "competitive suffering" response that I see on this forum - and really shows a lack of empathy.[/quote]

I don't know what you mean by initial post; I was a responder to the post about melanoma and cancer, so that was not my point.

Furthermore, I guess you and I (and others) can just agree to disagree.  I am very concerned right now that I may be experiencing secondary infertility (we're just a couple of tries away from starting that process) and I resent you and other suggesting that I can't come here to post or ask questions because I already have a child.  A friend and I started TTC at the same time and she is now due in the spring.  I was happy for her when she shared her news with me and I am happy for her still.  I don't condition that on whether I am having success and I would never make her feel guilty for talking about her pregnancy or sharing her excitement with me.  Bottom line - I think you all display some really ugly tendencies, and I hope it is less a condition of your character than it is of raw emotions coming through.  [/quote]

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