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My sister and her husband had a huge announcement to make
once. I was going to "become an aunt." I had to repress
the smartass in me from asking how it happened, as she was kind of irritable all
evening. The year before my husband and I had gotten custody of his
son from his first marriage, and I had spent that year adjusting to becoming an
"instant full-time mom." My stepson in turn also had to adjust
to our household as well during that year (he is 21 years old now, and a nice
young man despite my screw-ups in raising him), so it wasn't easy for him
either.
My brother-in-law that night was acting like he was the
first person in the world to get somebody pregnant; he had the cajones to ask me
"when I planned to start a family!!!!!!" This was after the
hellish year of familial adjustment! I wanted to ask him if he thought my
stepson was some damn hamster!!!!!!! I have raised my stepson as I would a
biological kid of mine; throughout that time I have had all the responsibilities
and the blame, but none of the rights or credits in raising a kid! Not
only was this an incredibly RUDE question to ask of anyone, but I wonder if he
would ask this question of a person who DESPERATELY WANTED children but was
unable to have them!
EDRugrats0418-07
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