tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post1636557250571181644..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Not invited :(loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-13963077502826650452007-12-04T12:01:00.000-05:002007-12-04T12:01:00.000-05:00I know how this feels ... Many of our friends who ...I know how this feels ... Many of our friends who still live where we moved from (out of state) have stopped announcing their pregnancies and births to us. We heard about most of their firsts, but with each subsequent child we're left out more. Every so often we get an email with a reference to so-and-so's new baby and we're surprised because we didn't even know they were having one. I guess they're doing it because they feel bad for us but it stings like a slap in the face. Obviously, our IF has sifted out our real friends. Family, however, are those we're stuck with. Sorry you've encountered this. I agree with you, it's hard to say which is worse ... having to hear the news/attend another kid centered event or being excluded for something you can't control - infertility.Irish Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222992447645337845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-76357970074764604672007-12-04T11:41:00.000-05:002007-12-04T11:41:00.000-05:00That sucks, either way. Around here, etiquette sa...That sucks, either way. Around here, etiquette says that everyone has to be invited, and such a exlusion would have everyone up in arms (manly's family jumps at any excuse for a throw-down :)).sharahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031627660149494371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-87597647423460650522007-12-04T08:50:00.000-05:002007-12-04T08:50:00.000-05:00Gah. I'm sorry.We are one of only two childless co...Gah. I'm sorry.<BR/><BR/>We are one of only two childless couples among D.'s side of the family. Generally we are not invited to bday parties for the cousins' kids -- this was true even before we were married. D.'s family draws circles around immediate families, which makes some sense. But to be excluded specifically because you don't have children -- that sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com