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[quote=Anonymous]Just be a little more sensitive to them, OP. As a happily pregnant woman myself who got pregnant without a single issue, I try to remind myself how truly lucky I am that things have worked out well for me. It took me a long time to tell a friend of mine who is having trouble getting pregnant that I'm now pregnant. On the one hand, I wanted to spare her the news that her friend who is also in her mid-30s got pregnant at the drop of a hat, while on the other, I didn't want to assume she'd lose her mind over it and not be able to handle the news, as that's not my place to decide.

So, see it from their perspective. As your family grows and changes, as you get to watch your kids grow, finish school, get married, give you grandkids, your brother and SIL have to find more and more ways to fill the void if they never have kids. For some couples, it can tear them apart. Let's face it, for people who really want kids, adopting or at least getting a few dogs and cats just ain't gonna cut it.  It will always be the elephant in the room. There are a lot of couples out there who don't want kids and are perfectly happy without them, but it was most likely in their plan to be childless. It's a lot worse when being childless wasn't part of your plan. [/quote]

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