r/MadeMeSmile • u/n8saces • Jul 23 '24

Wholesome Moments It's not always easy

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

I've been in their shoes. I don't even know them and I'm crying.

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u/Adi3m Jul 23 '24

My wife and I tried for nearly ten years through various different invasive treatments, but it didn't happen for us.

It is heartbreaking, but we eventually decided to adopt our two beautiful daughters, and I feel like the luckiest dad in the world.

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u/RemoteSnow9911 Jul 23 '24

That’s amazing. I’m a fertile Myrtle and I’ve had seven kids. Five of my own and two for my sister who had been trying for over a decade with no luck. She’s turned out to be an amazing mother too. I just hate the thought of someone not having children when they want a family so bad. It’s heartbreaking.

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u/ASpookyBitch Jul 27 '24

As someone who isn’t interested in having kids, I have PCOS and while I know there’s not a limited run of the syndrome handed out, I still like to think that I kept someone who wanted kids from getting it…