...discuss with parents? For example, let's say you and your wife/husband are having difficultly conceiving. you get a call one day from your parents and the topic of children comes up and they ask when they'll be grandparents.
obviously it's one thing to discuss it with friends and co-workers, but are parents a different story (at least generally)?

would that really be considered "speaking negatively?" i wouldn't have thought that, i was just wondering exactly how personal something like that is to a woman