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Mike Townshend Even when you already have kids, this is still an issue. Like Eg50. September 21 at 4:19am Emily Bingham Absolutely. This rant was inspired in part by hearing from a friend who had to go through a stressful and heart-wrenching year of fertility treatments before conceiving her son, only to begin fielding "When's baby No. 2 coming?!' questions within a MONTH of his birth. Like 26-September 21 at 10:09am
Mike Townshend Even when you already have kids, this is still an issue. Like Eg50. September 21 at 4:19am Emily Bingham Absolutely. This rant was inspired in part by hearing from a friend who had to go through a stressful and heart-wrenching year of fertility treatments before conceiving her son, only to begin fielding "When's baby No. 2 coming?!' questions within a MONTH of his birth. Like 26-September 21 at 10:09am

Emily Bingham's Fertility Shaming Rant
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10 15 Album: Timeline Photos Shared with: Public Open Photo Viewer Emily Bingham Hey everyone!!! Now that I got your attention with this RANDOM ULTRASOUND PHOTO I grabbed from a Google image search, this is just a friendly P.S.A. that people's reproductive and procreative plans and decisions are none of your business. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. Before you ask the young married couple that has been together for seemingly forever when they are finally gonna start a family. before you ask the parents of an only-child toddler when a Little Brother or Little Sister will be in the works... before you ask a single 30-something if/when s/he plans on having children because you know, clock's ticking. just stop. Please stop. You dont know who is struggling with Report Photo infertility or grieving a miscarriage or dealing with health issues. You don't know who is having relationship problems or is under a lot of stress or the timing just isn't right. You dont know who is on the fence about having kids or having more kids. You dont know who has decided it's not for them right now, or not for them ever. You don't know how your seemingly innocent question might cause someone grief, pain, stress or frustration Sure, for some people those questions may not cause any fraught feelings but can tell you, from my own experiences and hearing about many friends' experiences it more than likely does. Embed Post Bottom line: Whether you are a wanna-be grandparent or a well-intentioned friend or family member or a nosy neighbor, it's absolutely none of your business. Ask someone what they're excited about right now. Ask them what the best part of their day was. Ifa person wants to let you in on something as personal as their plans to have or not have children, they will tell you. If you're curious, just sit back and wait and let them do so by their own choosing, if and when they are ready. Like Share September 20
10 15 Album: Timeline Photos Shared with: Public Open Photo Viewer Emily Bingham Hey everyone!!! Now that I got your attention with this RANDOM ULTRASOUND PHOTO I grabbed from a Google image search, this is just a friendly P.S.A. that people's reproductive and procreative plans and decisions are none of your business. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. Before you ask the young married couple that has been together for seemingly forever when they are finally gonna start a family. before you ask the parents of an only-child toddler when a Little Brother or Little Sister will be in the works... before you ask a single 30-something if/when s/he plans on having children because you know, clock's ticking. just stop. Please stop. You dont know who is struggling with Report Photo infertility or grieving a miscarriage or dealing with health issues. You don't know who is having relationship problems or is under a lot of stress or the timing just isn't right. You dont know who is on the fence about having kids or having more kids. You dont know who has decided it's not for them right now, or not for them ever. You don't know how your seemingly innocent question might cause someone grief, pain, stress or frustration Sure, for some people those questions may not cause any fraught feelings but can tell you, from my own experiences and hearing about many friends' experiences it more than likely does. Embed Post Bottom line: Whether you are a wanna-be grandparent or a well-intentioned friend or family member or a nosy neighbor, it's absolutely none of your business. Ask someone what they're excited about right now. Ask them what the best part of their day was. Ifa person wants to let you in on something as personal as their plans to have or not have children, they will tell you. If you're curious, just sit back and wait and let them do so by their own choosing, if and when they are ready. Like Share September 20

Emily Bingham's Fertility Shaming Rant
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