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2nd Trimester
annoying pregnancy question (rant)
How sad is it that the most annoying question I've received with my pregnancy has been asked twice and both by my mother! " Are you sure you want six?!?"
Uh,,,,, yes I do thank you! Oh, and thanks for the vote of confidence! good grief. If I was complaining about them then fine give me that annoying advice, but I didnt, so dont.
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Re: annoying pregnancy question (rant)
It's not really any of her business unless she's financially supporting you. I'd just tell her that six is your plan, but you and your H will have to see where life takes you.
DD (5 years old) from IUI in 2012
TTC 3rd and final!: IUI #1 in progress!
I took it as her mom giving her the side eye and in a condescending tone saying, "are you SURE you want SIX?" Almost mocking her? I could be wrong.
I took it as her mom giving her the side eye and in a condescending tone saying, "are you SURE you want SIX?" Almost mocking her? I could be wrong.
thats exactly what it was.... and no to answer your question she's not supporting me at all... this is the second time she's said this and its always when my kids are throwing some sort of fit.... the first time I was so shocked I didnt know what to say,,, this time I said very bluntly " Yes I do, I will get thru it and how are you going to ask me such a question!" I think she got the point cause she stopped talking to me. ha ha.... what a day. thanks for letting me vent ladies.... everything is better now.
Mine is the opposite. At this point DH and I have decided we want two, so this is it for us. She keeps "suggesting" we have another. She had 3, both my sisters have 3, so I need to have 3. Sorry mom! She always smiles when she says it, but she says it often so I know she's serious.
Meh. I don't think its that outrageous of a thing to say. Especially if its when your kid is throwing a fit, she's probably mostly kidding! You have to admit that six is a pretty large number of kids these days. It's not like she said "OMG you want three kids???"
I think you're overreacting, which isn't surprising given your post history. If you're going to have six kids, get ready for comments because you're going to get them regardless. You need to toughen up a little.
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With all of the planning people do nowadays, I'm not surprised this is a popular question to ask/be asked. Sometimes it comes from a snooty place of, "You should've been more careful then!" and other times it comes from a "Was it a surprise? Surprises are awesome!" place.
Meh. I get that when we say we want more than 2. Just move on from it and do what you and your SO are comfortable with. Are you sure you want 6? At this point in time, yes. It may go up, it may go down, and your body may have other ideas, but all in all you make your own choices and that's all you can do.