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<p>When someone is desperately trying to get pregnant, it can become a bit of an obsession. Everything they put in their body, every activity they do, and almost every thought they have can revolve around trying to conceive. </p><p>Reddit user <a data-click-id="user" data-testid="post_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SchrodingerPregnancy/">u/SchrodingerPregnancy</a> is tired of her sister&#39;s obsession with getting pregnant or thinking she might be pregnant. She hates the way her sister always seems to find a way to work that topic into every single conversation, and finally told her so.</p><h2>Now, she&#39;s asking the internet, &quot;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/w4lznm/aita_for_telling_my_sister_im_sick_of_her/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf">AITA</a> (Am I the A**hole) for telling my sister I&#39;m sick of her hypothetical pregnancy?&quot;</h2><p>She writes:</p><blockquote> <p>For the past year my sister has been trying to get pregnant, a journey on which I fully support her. However, she&#39;s been kind of obnoxious about it. She&#39;s always bringing up how she might be pregnant. &quot;No wine for me, I might be pregnant. I can&#39;t keep the fast today, might be pregnant. I miss sushi, but I have to abstain because I might be pregnant.&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>She&#39;s been pregnant and not pregnant for so long that I&#39;m starting to worry she&#39;ll give birth to a cat.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Last night I told her about an upcoming trip I have with my boyfriend and some friends. We&#39;re going river rafting, which I&#39;ve never done before and was excited about. She jumped in with &quot;I&#39;d love to try that too, but I can&#39;t because I might be pregnant.&quot;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I got annoyed because we were talking about me for once and she found a way to make it about her hypothetical pregnancy again. I said, &quot;well, no one invited you.&quot; She asked me what my problem was, and I said I was sick of hearing about her hypothetical pregnancy. She said I was immature and left.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I feel bad, but also I am so sick of hearing about Shrodinger&#39;s pregnancy. AITA?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>If you&#39;re like me and can&#39;t remember a thing from college, here is a simple explanation of the Schr&ouml;dinger&#39;s cat reference: Basically, Schr&ouml;dinger stated that if you put a cat and something that could kill a cat (like a radioactive atom) sealed in the same box, you wouldn&#39;t know if the cat was dead or alive until you actually opened the box. So in a way, that cat is both alive and dead at the same time.</p><h2>Now that we&#39;ve all learned something, let&#39;s get to a really important scientific question, who is &quot;The A**hole&quot; here? Is it the sister obsessed with getting pregnant or the sister who&#39;s sick and tired of hearing about this &quot;hypothetical pregnancy?&quot;</h2><p>Reddit users were absolutely divided on the issue. Some find this constant attention-seeking behavior to be absolutely annoying, while others think the pregnancy-obsessed sister simply needs more patience and compassion. Where do you stand?</p><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Embersmom83/">Embersmom83</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA - I would go to the dollar tree, buy a bunch of pregnancy tests and every time she says &quot;she might be pregnant&quot;, hand her a test.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Average-Joe78/">Average-Joe78</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA looks like she needs help to deal with her obsession with pregnancy. The Schrodinger&#39;s pregnancy really make me laugh.</p> </blockquote><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Kindly_Reward_8537/">Kindly_Reward_8537</a></p><blockquote> <p>NAH. (No A**holes Here) If she actively trying to get pregnant, avoiding alcohol and sushi is a good idea, as she might in fact be pregnant. It is a bit weird to keep saying it though. But it&rsquo;s not hurting anyone. I get it&rsquo;s annoying though, so I wouldn&rsquo;t say your an AH either for snapping at her</p> </blockquote><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/googlyeyes183/">googlyeyes183</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA. And look out. If she&rsquo;s this crazy now, I can&rsquo;t imagine how attention starved she&rsquo;ll be if/when she actually is pregnant.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Unit_08_Pilot/">Unit_08_Pilot</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA She needs a hobby and to stop trying to make every conversation about her.</p> </blockquote><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SFyr/">SFyr</a></p><blockquote> <p>NAH. Talk to her maturely about it and see if she can tone it down. Sometimes people get obnoxious over stuff that&#39;s constantly on their mind without being aware of it, and can be checked (politely) by people around them.</p> </blockquote><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/External-Kiwi3371/">External-Kiwi3371</a></p><blockquote> <p>Going against the grain with a soft YTA. She is being annoying, yes. But it is probably coming from a place of fear and sadness about not getting pregnant quickly. She is trying to sort of &ldquo;speak it into existence&rdquo; and could use some grace right now</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/memyselfandI4/">memyselfandI4</a></p><blockquote> <p>With you on this one YTA This is her entire life right now, she is likely insanely stressed and obsessed with the hypothetical baby. She probably feels like a failure, that she is broken. I really think you should sit down and talk with her about it, and you will probably find that she is having a hard time. Think about how you are having a hard time with it, then times it by a 100 to understand her frustration.</p> </blockquote><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/randomname3001/">randomname3001</a></p><blockquote> <p>YTA. Damn some of y&rsquo;all haven&rsquo;t struggled with infertility and it shows. She&rsquo;s trying to cope with a situation that is isolating, depressing, and scary.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Cutting out sushi/booze makes her feel like she&rsquo;s in control (a coping mechanism), and bringing it up frequently probably means she wants to talk about it. I get that it can be annoying to listen to, but if you&rsquo;re that bothered, be a grown up and have a conversation about how this is affecting you (bonus points: be a good sibling and ask how she&rsquo;s coping).</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>From <a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Cheesecake_720/">Cheesecake_720</a></p><blockquote> <p>Soft YTA. I understand it can be annoying to hear the same thing over and over. But trying to get pregnant is a mentally and emotionally exhausting journey. It may be her way of staying or acting hopeful; if she&rsquo;s not pregnant after a year, she&rsquo;s struggling to get pregnant. Be easy with her.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>-someone struggling to get pregnant</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman asks if she was wrong to call out sister's 'hypothetical' pregnancy.

When someone is desperately trying to get pregnant, it can become a bit of an obsession. Everything they put in their body, every activity they do, and almost every thought they have can revolve around trying to conceive. Reddit user u/SchrodingerPregnancy is tired of her sister&#39;s obsession with getting pregnant or thinking she might be pregnant. She hates the way her sister always seems to find a way to work that topic into every single conversation, and finally told her so.Now, she&#39;s asking the internet, &quot;AITA (Am I the A**hole) for telling my sister I&#39;m sick of her hypothetical pregnancy?&quot;She writes: For the past year my sister has been trying to get pregnant, a journey on which I fully support her. However, she&#39;s been kind of obnoxious about it. She&#39;s always bringing up how she might be pregnant. &quot;No wine for me, I might be pregnant. I can&#39;t keep the fast today, might be pregnant. I miss sushi, but I have to abstain because I might be pregnant.&quot;  She&#39;s been pregnant and not pregnant for so long that I&#39;m starting to worry she&#39;ll give birth to a cat.  Last night I told her about an upcoming trip I have with my boyfriend and some friends. We&#39;re going river rafting, which I&#39;ve never done before and was excited about. She jumped in with &quot;I&#39;d love to try that too, but I can&#39;t because I might be pregnant.&quot;  I got annoyed because we were talking about me for once and she found a way to make it about her hypothetical pregnancy again. I said, &quot;well, no one invited you.&quot; She asked me what my problem was, and I said I was sick of hearing about her hypothetical pregnancy. She said I was immature and left.  I feel bad, but also I am so sick of hearing about Shrodinger&#39;s pregnancy. AITA? If you&#39;re like me and can&#39;t remember a thing from college, here is a simple explanation of the Schr&ouml;dinger&#39;s cat reference: Basically, Schr&ouml;dinger stated that if you put a cat and something that could kill a cat (like a radioactive atom) sealed in the same box, you wouldn&#39;t know if the cat was dead or alive until you actually opened the box. So in a way, that cat is both alive and dead at the same time.Now that we&#39;ve all learned something, let&#39;s get to a really important scientific question, who is &quot;The A**hole&quot; here? Is it the sister obsessed with getting pregnant or the sister who&#39;s sick and tired of hearing about this &quot;hypothetical pregnancy?&quot;Reddit users were absolutely divided on the issue. Some find this constant attention-seeking behavior to be absolutely annoying, while others think the pregnancy-obsessed sister simply needs more patience and compassion. Where do you stand?From Embersmom83 NTA - I would go to the dollar tree, buy a bunch of pregnancy tests and every time she says &quot;she might be pregnant&quot;, hand her a test. From Average-Joe78 NTA looks like she needs help to deal with her obsession with pregnancy. The Schrodinger&#39;s pregnancy really make me laugh. From Kindly_Reward_8537 NAH. (No A**holes Here) If she actively trying to get pregnant, avoiding alcohol and sushi is a good idea, as she might in fact be pregnant. It is a bit weird to keep saying it though. But it&rsquo;s not hurting anyone. I get it&rsquo;s annoying though, so I wouldn&rsquo;t say your an AH either for snapping at her From googlyeyes183 NTA. And look out. If she&rsquo;s this crazy now, I can&rsquo;t imagine how attention starved she&rsquo;ll be if/when she actually is pregnant. From Unit_08_Pilot NTA She needs a hobby and to stop trying to make every conversation about her. From SFyr NAH. Talk to her maturely about it and see if she can tone it down. Sometimes people get obnoxious over stuff that&#39;s constantly on their mind without being aware of it, and can be checked (politely) by people around them. From External-Kiwi3371 Going against the grain with a soft YTA. She is being annoying, yes. But it is probably coming from a place of fear and sadness about not getting pregnant quickly. She is trying to sort of &ldquo;speak it into existence&rdquo; and could use some grace right now From memyselfandI4 With you on this one YTA This is her entire life right now, she is likely insanely stressed and obsessed with the hypothetical baby. She probably feels like a failure, that she is broken. I really think you should sit down and talk with her about it, and you will probably find that she is having a hard time. Think about how you are having a hard time with it, then times it by a 100 to understand her frustration. From randomname3001 YTA. Damn some of y&rsquo;all haven&rsquo;t struggled with infertility and it shows. She&rsquo;s trying to cope with a situation that is isolating, depressing, and scary.  Cutting out sushi/booze makes her feel like she&rsquo;s in control (a coping mechanism), and bringing it up frequently probably means she wants to talk about it. I get that it can be annoying to listen to, but if you&rsquo;re that bothered, be a grown up and have a conversation about how this is affecting you (bonus points: be a good sibling and ask how she&rsquo;s coping). From Cheesecake_720 Soft YTA. I understand it can be annoying to hear the same thing over and over. But trying to get pregnant is a mentally and emotionally exhausting journey. It may be her way of staying or acting hopeful; if she&rsquo;s not pregnant after a year, she&rsquo;s struggling to get pregnant. Be easy with her.  -someone struggling to get pregnant 

When someone is desperately trying to get pregnant, it can become a bit of an obsession. Everything they put in their body, every activity they do, and almost every thought they have can revolve around trying to conceive.   Reddit user...