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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone think this might have been written by the SIL?

I don't understand how someone can be so self-absorbed and narcissistic as the OP (if real and as stated), that it seems like it *has* be be written by a troll, or a "from the other perspective" sort of approach.

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Nope, I'm betting it is legit.  My DH and I dealt with infertility for years, before finally conceiving our DD through IVF.  Unfortunately, I encountered quite a bit of thoughtlessness from several people, including close friends/family, during that time.  For some reason, people seem to have very little empathy for infertility.
I spent years putting on a brave face and hiding my true feelings.  "Sucking it up" to attend showers and visit new babies and their mothers, because these ladies were my friends, and, despite how painful it was to think I might never have a child, I wanted to be there for them.  It was isolating and heart-wrenching and a horribly painful experience.
You never truly know what someone else is going through.  Maybe that hospital visit or missed birthday party occurred just after the SIL experienced a miscarriage or received news that the latest treatment cycle didn't work or insurance coverage had fallen through, or any number of things.  I can remember walking out of a Starbuck's in tears on Mother's Day two years ago - the barista had wished me a Happy Mother's Day just a few days after our most recent cycle failure, and I just couldn't handle it any more.  I'm sure she thought I was crazy.[/quote]

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