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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you are kidding yourself by trying to be happy *for* somebody when you are not happy yourself. It doesn't work that way. This is what adversity does to you. It leaves you alone. You should congratulate your more fortunate relatives and be done with them. From now on your lives will move in completely different directions, and your relationship will never be the same. (Unless you conceive and give birth shortly after you SIL.)[/quote]

What horrific advice. [/quote]

Agreed.  My dad's best friend and his wife had a hard time conceiving.  It took them over ten years (this was a long time ago). In the meantime, they poured a lot of love and time into their relationship with my brothers and me  I have fond memories of sleeping over at their house, digging in the garden with my uncle, having breakfast with them in their house, etc.  Finally they were successful, and then had a surprise baby immediately thereafter; their two sons are 12 months apart.  Long story short, I'm still close to them. I gave my son the same name as their son.  While it wasn't their plan to wait so long to have kids, we cherish the relationship that we were able to build  before they had their own kids.  Congratulations on becoming an aunt, and enjoy that special relationship. [/quote]

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