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The other day my brother in law was having a talk with my husband (his brother) and made the comment "Wow, if I had trouble having kids I would kill myself."
Really? And yes, he knows about the struggles my husband and I are going through with having kids yet he says that to his own brother!

My brother in law and his wife have a two year old and today he came over to visit only to brag about how they're pregnant again after trying for only a month and again makes a comment about how we will never know the joys of being a parent....
I wanted to punch him in the face.

So now my husband is really depressed. He seems to take these things harder than I do or maybe I know that both of us being upset wont help make things better so I try to be the strong one.

So I just needed to vent. I'm sure all of you have been in similar situations with ignorant family members.
Posted on 10/05/12, 11:13 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/05/12  11:29pm
" i think it is tough his own brother saying that, and wrong on so many levels maybe he is doing it as brother relationship crap but still that crossed the line many many times over.. I am sorry you had to endure that and if it was me i would not have punched him I would have taken a bat to his knee caps.. I hope your husband doesn't let it get to him too much but i really think his brother needs to be set straight .. hugs and i hope for his sake he doesn't take crap again to you and your husband "
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Reply #2 - 10/05/12  11:53pm
" Ugh...what a jerk. If only he realized that what he says hurts so deep for you guys. I definitely think he needs to be talked to. Big hugs to the both of you. "
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Reply #3 - 10/06/12  11:22am
" How unkind! It always blows me away how family, of all people, can be so cruel when someone they're supposed to love is suffering. I know it's hard, but sometimes the only answer is to cut them out of your lives, at least for awhile. You can't change them, and if they insist on being negative, hurtful, or manipulative, then they need to go. That's not something anyone deserves to have in their lives. So sorry you're dealing with this! "
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Reply #4 - 10/06/12  11:49am
" Oh hun, I'm so sorry that his own brother said something so cold to him!!! What a horrible person!! My DH and I call this a failure to control the "shut the f*ck up flap". "
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Reply #5 - 10/06/12  12:41pm
" I am so sorry!! What an idiot to say that crap to your DH!!! Has your DH ever confronted him? "

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