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Bitchy e-mail re fertility rates for older women

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Jude03 · 30/01/2026 12:53

AIBU to feel upset after receiving an e-mail from a friend - who thought it would be "helpful" to send some data on declining fertility rates for women... for me to give my 40 year old daughter ?! This, from a woman who herself has two similarly aged sons, neither of whom have ever had a girlfriend and still live at home. My DD has been in long-term relationship and for all I know, does not want to have children - but in any event surely this is none of my business.

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Brefugee · 30/01/2026 13:10

send her details of the male lonliness epidemic and tell her to butt out.

Don't give the info to your daughter. She is well aware. We all are.

Meadowfinch · 30/01/2026 13:09

She's foolish as well as unsupportive. I conceived at 44y5m, naturally, without even trying. Ds is now a healthy 17yo.

Your dd could be the same for all she knows

Coffeeandbooks88 · 30/01/2026 13:08

Send an email about the deteriorating sperm quality for men over forty and see what she says.

Katrinawaves · 30/01/2026 13:07

I’d email back and say “i take the view that this is none of my business. It’s certainly none of yours” and leave it at that.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · 30/01/2026 13:06

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This is on par with my mother's friend who printed an entire folio for my mother to give me to try and persuade me not to have an ELCS.

The same woman was herself left doubly incontinent and had more than one surgery to recover from her wonderful vaginal births.

Message back and tell her that you've wanted to send her something for her sons and send her an article about men with Mummy issues, and block her.

I LOVE this as a suggestion

CurbsideProphet · 30/01/2026 13:03

How strange for her to be so interested in your daughter and her life. I can't see why anyone would feel the need to send that email. I would be tempted to send a similar email about sons who never leave home, and then never speak to her again.

TheInkIsBlackThePageIsWhite · 30/01/2026 13:02

Message back and tell her that you've wanted to send her something for her sons and send her an article about men with Mummy issues, and block her.

MyBrightPeer · 30/01/2026 12:58

Straight in the bin and don’t dignify her rudeness with a response.

shhh2shhhh · 30/01/2026 12:57

Your 'friend' is overstepping.

Moveoverdarlin · 30/01/2026 12:57

I would reply ‘why have you sent me this?’

It’s beyond rude.

pinkyredrose · 30/01/2026 12:57

Why the fuck would she do that? Does she think all women want to have children? Maybe she should look closer to home and give her son's a kick up the arse.

MatildaTheCat · 30/01/2026 12:55

Cheeky mare.

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