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Am I the butthole for canceling a check of $12,000 that I wrote for my infertile friend for her next

in vitro fertilization cycle over a joke? I'm a 35-year-old woman and I'm infertile.

My ex-husband and I have tried everything to have kids, but it's just never happened.

He divorced me, went and married someone younger who was able to give him a kid,

and from what I gather, they're expecting a second child together.

It hurts like hell seeing someone else have what I couldn't.

I get frustrated with myself sometimes, and with family blaming me for basically everything.

I turn to my friends for support, especially Alicia. She's in the same infertility boat as me,

but she and her husband are currently trying IVF, hoping it'll work.

Alicia asked me to help pay for her upcoming IVF cycle. I agreed to write her a check of $12,000.

I really wanted to help her, and the money came with no strings attached.

I wrote the check and gave it to her last week. She was very appreciative of it.

The very next day, I got a sudden message from a mutual friend,

Carol, with a screenshot of a conversation that she had with Alicia.

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