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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]For people who wouldn't ask that question, what do you talk about at the dinner table with relatives? I imagine politics, religion, anything personal is off the table so do you talk about sports, celebrities,  [/quote]

None of the above. Travel. Food. New hobbies. Pre-existing hobbies. Books. Music. Etc...

I'm not interested in my relatives family planning. If you want to make your family planning the topic, fine.

[quote]  or some other superficial topic for the entire time that you interact with your relatives? [/quote]

"So, are you trying for a baby?"

"Actually we just suffered a miscarriage. Really nasty one. Can I pass you the yams?"[/quote]

No works just fine here. You can't control other people.[/quote]

You can't control people but you can make them feel appropriately awful for asking you about something that amounted to a miscarriage. [/quote]

If that's how you roll. Have you had a miscarriage? I have. I would never answer that way.[/quote]

That's very awful to hear. I hope nobody asked you about having a child. How awful. [/quote]

I’m sure they did. And I gave vague answers like “maybe someday” or “not for awhile”. But I didn’t give some weird flip answer like it was a bad cold sore instead of a much wanted baby. You develop a pretty thick skin.[/quote]

+1. People need to get a grip. people having children is normal, essential, and has been happening for hundreds of thousands of years. God forbid someone take an interest in your life and ask about your family plans. [/quote]

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