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Bitchy e-mail re fertility rates for older women

112 replies

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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TheYetty · 31/01/2026 20:13

Delete and block.
I do it all the time. Its my age. Less people means more happiness.

JHound · 31/01/2026 20:20

Does the friend think your daughter is an idiot? Tell your friend the email was bitchy and you are not passing anything on to your daughter because your daughter is not an idiot.
Then block the friend.

PieLoe · 31/01/2026 20:24

MyBrightPeer · 30/01/2026 12:58

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

This

AlexStocks · 31/01/2026 22:53

Jesus, people need to learn boundaries!

Minglingpringle · 01/02/2026 14:55

Don’t be upset by it. It doesn’t need to affect you.

This is all about her and not about you. She assumes you have the same worries she has.

Pherian · 01/02/2026 15:23

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.

I’d tell her to print her email out and fold it into tiny pieces and shove it up her ass. Your daughter’s fertility is none of her business.

YourJustOrca · 01/02/2026 15:25

Send her some helpful Rightmove links.

intrepidpanda · 01/02/2026 15:39

I voted YABU cause why would you even care never mind get upset.
Email back with 'well looks like no more kids for you then'

justtheotheronemrswembley · 01/02/2026 15:45

I'd send her an article about Oedipus complex.

ItsOkItsDarkChocolate · 02/02/2026 09:24

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.

😂

Mama2many73 · 02/02/2026 09:47

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.

Love this! I'd want to add more about her sons, but this is better, precise, concise but puts her in her place brilliantly!!

WildLeader · 02/02/2026 11:53

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.

Message back and tell her that you've wanted to send her something for her sons about men with Mummy issues, but that you’re not unspeakably rude enough to involve yourself in something that is ABSOLUTELY NOT YOUR BUSINESS

and THEN block her.

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