"They didn't know my story, or what I'd been going through over the past 20 years to try to pursue a family because I don't go out there and tell them my medical woes,"
"That's not anybody's business. But there comes a point when you can't not hear it - the narrative about how I won't have a baby, won't have a family, because I'm selfish, a workaholic,"
"So now any schmuck can stay anonymous and write whatever the hell they want to write,"
"My family knows my truth, my friends know my truth."
Jennifer Aniston endured decades of public speculation about motherhood while privately undergoing years of unsuccessful IVF treatments. Media narratives framed her as selfish and a workaholic for not having children, which caused personal hurt. Aniston chose to share aspects of her experience partly to support other women struggling with fertility and IVF. She notes that tabloid culture has declined but warns that social media enables anonymous, unaccountable gossip. Aniston states that with age she cares less about correcting every rumor and relies on family and friends to know her truth. She emphasizes that many medical details remain private and not anybody's business.
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