Well, if you're, you are coming here! Much lower property taxes, low state income taxes, and our town has vacant buildings just waiting for a business to move in! Plus, I'm here. What could be better than that?!?!

Seriously?!?! Christians need to stop all this stupid bickering. I for one am too darn busy worrying about and confessing my own sins to worry about who is or isn't a Christian.

Any miscarriage is hard, no matter how many living kids you have. Hugs, sweetie. It never, ever gets easier.

Um, my dh works in a nuclear power plant. He's worked in nuclear power plants for 15 years. Right next to the reactor. He doesn't glow in the dark and can father children. Radiation from a cell phone would not bother me.

Whatever! I religiously watch Duck Dynasty. And by religiously, I mean I have been known to cut short the confirmation class I teach on Wednesday nights to make it home in time for Duck Dynasty. Don't judge. I'm from Louisiana.

I'm with Sis. Send a thank you note on Obama-Biden letterhead. Maybe include a Weight Watchers brochure. But I'm mean like that. ETA: Would something with Ralph Nadar's name be more offensive? If so, do that.

Bless their little teenaged hearts! My oldest will be 13 in August. Some days? Well let's just say I understand why some mammals eat their young.

After 4 1/2 years of answering that question, I just do not care about offending people anymore. To me, that question is on the same level as questions about the amount of kids you have/don't have. I do not have to justify my choices to other people. I just don't have to do it. But you probably wanted practical advice ;) I normally answer "We love it and it works for our family." Further discussion is not tolerated. Period. If someone is genuinely curious, I will elaborate. Other than that, they receive a canned answer and the conversation is redirected.

I just want to address this, because I do think you have valid points. Are babies generally better off in two-parent homes? I think so. Are single moms capable of raising healthy children? Absolutely. Is it "more" wrong to be a single parent or get married, only to end in divorce, just because there is a kid on the way? THAT is the million dollar question. In my case, dh and I already knew we were stuck with each other for life. The pregnancy just expedited the wedding. In my sisters' cases (because one is pregnant and one has an 11mo, neither married) I pray to God they do not get married to their kids' fathers. The fathers are stupid, idiotic, toxic, and borderline abusive. As a Christian, I do not want them to follow up one tiny sin with a huge colossal mistake. Their kids will not be better off with their stupid fathers who will likely leave them. Now, a MAN who understands his responsibility to his baby momma and kid and marries her with enthusiasm? That man is golden in my book. If it's more of a "Oh crap! I knocked you up so I guess I'm now stuck with you" kind of thing, or even if the woman feels the same way, you're just asking for a world of hurt.

http://www.nfm.com/DetailsPage.aspx?productid=33429564 I have this bed in a dark wood color, not the black shown. We love it..

Oh God no! Our family is populated with drunks, criminal, and idiots. Let's hope the baby takes after its aunt ;)

I know a 16yo that was forced to marry. This happened about 15 years ago. :(

Well, we had been planning to get married. We just got married a lot sooner than anticipated. We were in the Navy and would have been stationed on opposite coasts had we not been married. My youngest sister is 19, pregnant, and unmarried. I actually pray she does not make the mistake of marrying her baby daddy. It would be disastrous for her and her baby. He's a certifiable idiot.

I am so sorry. That really stinks.

Sigh. You reminded me of that game where you guys beat the snot out of Alabama. The Aggies redeemed themselves a bit in that game. However, I do recall a game in 1996 where A&M lost to my hometown university, the Rajun Cajuns. Just saying.

You're an Aggies fan?!?! I don't know if I can ever speak to you again. (BTW, LSU beat the Aggies last year. Just saying.)

Well, our wedding wasn't exactly a shotgun wedding, but I may or may not have been 3 months pregnant at the time. His parents and my mom wanted us to get married. My dad said it wouldn't last 4 years, and if it did last he would actually kiss my husband's arse. I got a photo. One of my most prized possessions. We've been married 13+ years. He still makes me weak in the knees, and every time he hugs me he tries to undo my bra. So I'd say it's going pretty well.

When I first started homeschooling, some blogs would send me into tears. Why were my kids not as perfect?! Why didn't I have huge color-coded spreadsheets? Why couldn't I create this beautiful unit study from scratch? Then I wised up. I saw a few bloggers posting their woes over here. I realized they weren't perfect people. One in particular sticks out. This woman has written books about homeschooling. She has a pretty large web presence. She made me feel like a bit of a slacker. Them I noticed her oldest kid was 8. Eight?!?! Maybe this is super snotty of me, but how can you write books about homeschooling when your oldest kid is only 8? I quit reading blogs after that. If I ever had a blog, it would be called "Keepin' It Real". I'd post pics of the laundry pile currently occupying half my couch. My kids would be in their pjs in every poorly-taken iPhone pic. The failed science experiments would be photographed next to my booze collection. Posts would be titled like "We did math and watched The Princess Bride. That was a full day!" Basically, I would be the blog Mommas read whenever they want to feel better about themselves.

Hey now! I used to have a security clearance! Still, I agree with you. When dh was in the Navy, he had a security clearance. Even though we were both nukes, he never did share anything confidential with me. Just to stay on topic. The only people who should be worried about the little Napoleon wannabe are the North Korean people, the South Korean people, maybe the Japanese people, and the military people who have to deal with little I-need-to-take-my-meds-more-frequently (KJU).

Not from Nebraska, but we do live here.

I am both young and elite. Bow down, minions. Oh. Crap. Never mind. I guess this is why I have no minions.

I shouldn't have to fold my own laundry! Where are my hired minions?!?!

Will there be booze in the tea? High quality booze of course.

Apparently I am elite. I now demand you guys treat me with more respect. You should bow down to me and constantly remind me of how smart I am. You may carry on for now. I'll ring when I need you.

Hugs Margaret!