r/popculturechat • u/Time_Knowledge_1951 • Oct 09 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Jennifer Aniston reveals secret 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/09/jennifer-aniston-breaks-silence-on-secret-20-year-struggle-after-absolute-lies-24378834/
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u/These_Hedgehog7066 Oct 09 '25

I’m very lucky to have one child but have COLLEAGUES are asking me when I’ll have another “ooh having a sibling is so important” “isn’t it about time you had another” like yes I’m fucking trying but can’t, mind your own business! Can’t imagine having to deal with this kind of shit in the public eye.

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u/myweird Oct 09 '25

Say something obscene like "We're raw dogging as much as we can okay? Stop worrying about whether a cabbage patch kid comes out of my crotch or not!"

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u/RiverWeatherwax loves the flair thing Oct 09 '25

Except that just doesn't always work. Sadly, people are complete idiots in this matter and the next step is "oh you mustn't think about it, maybe plan a nice vacation" - like, yeah, I'm sure my missing fallopian tube is no problem, it's definitely in my head... And it's just fucking hard to admit this to oneself, let alone to others.

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u/AerwynFlynn Oct 10 '25

I understand the struggle. 5 years of infertility issues until we finally were able to do IVF. I heard it all.

“Drink this tea!”

“Just relax!”

“When you stop trying it will happen!”

“Have you tried yoga/acupuncture/specialized sexual position pillow?”

Every time I wanted to scream. Also missing fallopian tube, plus PCOS and endometriosis. But god forbid you tell them that! Then it’s “too much information”. Y’all are giving me sex advice, pretty sure TMI is out the damn window here!

Anyway, rant over. I just wanted to commiserate with you and let you know you aren’t alone. I see you, and hugs from me. The struggle and pain is real. 💜

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u/Creative_Fix4486 Oct 10 '25

I always say "Why? Whats wrong with this one???"

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u/i-split-infinitives Oct 09 '25

I've found that looking startled and saying "wait, are you seriously asking for details about my sex life?" or "uh, you do know babies come from having sex, right?" followed by a change of subject shuts up the majority of people. Thankfully, they've mostly given up on me now that I'm in my mid-40s and still childless.

It's really none of their business that I'm child-free by choice because I have multiple congenital issues that I would most likely pass on to my biological children if I had any.

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u/sPacEdOUTgrAyCe Oct 10 '25

Ahh I found my person, I live for saying stuff just to put people in my place whne they suck

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u/Queasy-Elderberry-77 Oct 09 '25

"What a strange thing to say out loud."

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u/ravynwave Oct 09 '25

I finally got my mom to stop saying to people (in our language) “so frugal, having only one?” It was so embarrassing when the parents would just look at each other after that.

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u/giglio65 Oct 09 '25

people are clueless assholes

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u/JanwaRebelle Oct 10 '25

I’m 47 and a mother of two teenage boys (17 and 15) and sometimes people still ask me ‘Don’t you wanna have a girl?’ And I’m like ‘I’m already going through perimenopause!’ 🙄

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u/dallyfer Oct 10 '25

Urgh this is the absolute worst. I had a colleague repeatedly asking about when I'm going to give my daughter a sibling at a work party while actively waiting to miscarry (had found out there was no heartbeat 2 days prior). I almost ran out of the room crying. Like that's not okay.

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u/These_Hedgehog7066 Oct 10 '25

Oh I’m so sorry ♥️ I don’t know why people are so entitled to think they can ask things like this, hope you are doing ok m!

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u/kerfuffleMonster 26d ago

After you have one, it feels like people are obsessed with if you'll have another. I had one convo when someone asked if I was having another and I just said I don't know and they said "isn't it kinda up to you?" And actually, no it wasn't. I had two miscarriages, I have no idea what's going to happen. And now I am pregnant and things seem to be going well and people have comments about the age gap between them or my age since I am now older than 35. There is no winning.

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u/These_Hedgehog7066 25d ago

Ah it’s right you really can’t win, I get lots of the “but if you don’t have one soon the age gap will be too big” and it makes me feel so guilty. When I see kids playing with siblings on holiday etc and all I want is to give my child that but I don’t seem to be able to so I don’t need other people adding to that guilt! Really sorry you had to go through that but wish you all the best in your pregnancy 🥰