why does everybody say agree your life is ****** here? especially while everyone says this one deserves it: Today, I was helping a couple come up with a name for the baby they just had. I suggested "Joshua" thinking that it was an okay name. All sudden, the room got quiet. Turns out I had forgotten that Joshua was the name of their 3 year old son who had died a couple months before. FML This one is much more deserved then the example I just gave you

If I was a woman, I would I cry too if I found out I was completely useless to humanity. Sad Face :(

Okay, I'm sure you had good intentions and in another situation that would have been a really nice thing to do for your friend....but I hit both FYL because you didn't know and she had JUST found out and YDI, too, because it's never a good idea to give someone a baby gift if they're *trying* to get pregnant. You never know when someone is having problems getting pregnant (like the OP's friend) so it would have been much better to wait until she's actually pregnant. Still, OP, I'm sorry about the whole situation...that's happening to one of my best friends right now. :(

You had no way of seeing that coming. You had good intentions.

Think positive thoughts, and act like what you want will happen, and it will. This book is a good step toward her having a child, whatever the method. I hope that over time, your friend understands this, and keep a positive attitude. BTW, I know two couples who were told they were sterile, and within a year of adopting, ended up getting pregnant. You never know.

Oops... Not your fault, just bad timing. But although I'm sure she's devastated (I would be too), it's not the end of the world, she DOES have other options, so she can still use the book! And it was really nice of you to get her that book so I'm sure she'll have a supportive friend in you!

you're supposed to give them when you know she is pregnant. YDI

Well it is kinda weird to give someone who isn't pregnant a baby names book, but there was no way you could have known she was sterile. So you kinda deserve it for being excited too early... but still FYL

I wish I found out I was sterile. That would be so awesome. . . :dreamy sigh: Seriously, there are other options, like adoptions. Obviously your friend's mother never taught her to be gracious of gifts. How are you supposed to be a mind reader and know she just found out she's sterile? Shame on her.

Awe, well it's definitely not your fault, no need to beat yourself up. She probably understood the gesture was nice, but was upset because she just learned about it and you gave her the book. She has many other options, she's just emotional at the moment.