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Cannot believe what my sister and her fiance wrote in my b-day card
And I quote:
"OMG, your are 29 and don't have kids yet!!!!"
"*Children born to parents over the age of 30 have a higher risk of birth defects than those born to parents under 30."
This was my b-day card form my sister and her fiance, who are 22 and have been together for less than a year.
What do I say/do? I am P*SSED.
Re: Cannot believe what my sister and her fiance wrote in my b-day card
"Mom had you when she was younger than 30 and that didn't seem to help."
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Children born to people over 30 are much less likely to become victims of crime at thst hands of their parents.
Say and do nothing.
I know it's hard but they are 22 year old know-it-alls who are really, really stupid. Someday she'll be thirty and you can give her this card and she'll be really fvcking embarrassed.
This is tacky and this is kind of rude.
Holy cow...what happened to "happy birthday, sis"????
Youth really is wasted on the young.:( They sound like quite a pair.
WOW, that is really rude! I probably wouldn't dignify it with an answer. If she asked if you liked her card (because I have to assume she wrote that to get a rise out of you), I would say it was fine, why? If she pushed, I'd pretend I didn't really read it closely.
THIS!
"OMG you are only 22 and engaged! **people who get married between the ages of 20-24 have the highest rate of divorce in America."
Put this in their wedding card.
Find the best beebee-forward quotes that were heard on the Snot and on the Nest and put 'em in a specially made card that you designed.
"Marrying somebody makes your problems pernanent", "You don't marry your prom date' and other hits will sure to warm a cold cold night for those 2.
I AGREE!!!
This.
Thank you all-my future BIL was the one who wrote that kids born to parents over the age of 30 have a higher risk of birth defects.....they are total know-it-alls who think having a beer at night means you are an alcoholic, everyone HAS to be a staunch Republican or you are "an evil Democrat", and that people should only name their children Biblical names-I could go on.....and on.....
I was so shocked, I didn't know what to do. I will be seeing them tonight for Father's Day.
TIA
Just tell them you know that and that's why your 20 year old lesbian fiance is going to carry the child.. Dont worry Fox News has just fried their logical reasoning skills
Is there a chance that they just thought they were being really funny without knowing just how hurtful these types of comments could be?
I think a short, serious, in-person discussion with them is in order. Something as simple as, "Jane and John, I am sure you were only trying to be funny with your comments in my birthday card, however I just thought you should know that these types of comments can actually be very hurtful. Many women my age are desperate to have children and are finding that they are unable to get pregnant. You may or may not understand, but this can be devastating and emotionally difficult for women and couples to work through. I hope you will be more thoughtful in the future when making jokes about having children."
There is certainly no excuse for what they wrote. But maybe there is an opportunity to educate them so that they can learn from their actions and avoid more hurt feelings in the future.
This.
This is tempting...