I think that's my favorite thing people say to me. "You're too stressed out about this. Just relax, go on vacation. You know, that happened to a friend of mine..." "Oh yeah?
A few of my other favorites: "It'll happen when it's supposed to happen." Oh yeah? When's that? When you're in a loving marriage? When you have steady jobs? When you have a house that's ready for a family? Well, perhaps I should look into all those things. Oh, wait...
Or "If you can't have kids you can have one of mine!" Newsflash...I don't want one of yours. I want one of mine. And nobody else wants one of yours either. Sorry.
And then there's "If it's meant to be, it'll happen." Wait, what? Like, OH! Where do I take the "I'm worthy of being a parent" test? I'll sign up for that one! I'm not a very good test taker though, so maybe that's why.
And my all time favorite "You can't get pregnant because you work out too much." First of all, I'm so far from UNDERweight that it's upsetting. And it's people that are UNDERweight that have messed up cycles. Yes, I excercise. Often. But I'm not a flipping marathon runner that doesn't get her period.
For anyone that has a friend or family member going through this, the correct response is, "I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. It must be difficult."
People are dumb. That is all. Have a pleasant afternoon ;)
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