Comments on: I laughed, I cried, I nodded vigorously… http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10348 Anonymous Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10348 I'm a mom of 6, and I hear these same ?'s every, single week! I love it! And we are Catholic! This was great! I’m a mom of 6, and I hear these same ?’s every, single week! I love it! And we are Catholic! This was great!

]]> By: cherub http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10294 cherub Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:29:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10294 We only have four right now and trust me we get the same remarks. There is only 14 month between our two youngest so we really got grief when I was 6 months pregnant pushing 10 mont hold in a stroller while our 3 year old dd walked with us! We only have four right now and trust me we get the same remarks. There is only 14 month between our two youngest so we really got grief when I was 6 months pregnant pushing 10 mont hold in a stroller while our 3 year old dd walked with us!

]]> By: lissla lissar http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10287 lissla lissar Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10287 That was awesome. Just awesome.<br/><br/>We only have one (so far), and we're already getting, "Are you sure you ever want to do this again?", and "One more, and that's it, right?". Plus, to my Mom, from friends, "I hope you like being a grandma! Lots more coming!"<br/><br/>We're Catholic converts. That was awesome. Just awesome.

We only have one (so far), and we’re already getting, “Are you sure you ever want to do this again?”, and “One more, and that’s it, right?”. Plus, to my Mom, from friends, “I hope you like being a grandma! Lots more coming!”

We’re Catholic converts.

]]> By: Chris http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10286 Chris Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:06:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10286 My wife and I have four, with our fifth due in February. We are also NFP teachers in Galveston-Houston. The one that always has surprised me is, "We figured it just didn't work."<br/><br/>Little do they know... My wife and I have four, with our fifth due in February. We are also NFP teachers in Galveston-Houston. The one that always has surprised me is, “We figured it just didn’t work.”

Little do they know…

]]> By: eulogos http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10281 eulogos Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:38:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10281 They didn't put in, "why don't you get yourself fixed, so this doesn't keep happening to you" which was said to me when I only had three with the fourth obviously on the way. I stuttered, "But, but, but...I WANT all my children." <br/><br/>Once when I had just had the second, a lady said to me in the grocery store, "Now you have your boy and your girl and you are all done." She didn't even make it a question. Talk about social pressure! I replied, No, I think I will have a baby every 18 months for the next ten years. She turned white and walked away without a word. <br/><br/>And I almost did. (I had nine. The youngest is a college sophomore now. ) <br/><br/>Another funny one, by a woman on a bus in Baltimore was "Do all them babies got the same daddy?" I assured her they did. She shook her head in amazement. They didn’t put in, “why don’t you get yourself fixed, so this doesn’t keep happening to you” which was said to me when I only had three with the fourth obviously on the way. I stuttered, “But, but, but…I WANT all my children.”

Once when I had just had the second, a lady said to me in the grocery store, “Now you have your boy and your girl and you are all done.” She didn’t even make it a question. Talk about social pressure! I replied, No, I think I will have a baby every 18 months for the next ten years. She turned white and walked away without a word.

And I almost did. (I had nine. The youngest is a college sophomore now. )

Another funny one, by a woman on a bus in Baltimore was “Do all them babies got the same daddy?” I assured her they did. She shook her head in amazement.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10274 Anonymous Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10274 I found this through another message board, and this is hilarious! I admit I have only gotten the "you have your hands full" so far, but I expect they will keep coming as our family expands. Thanks for sharing! Melissa, mother to 3 children (5,3,1) plus one more due in May. I found this through another message board, and this is hilarious! I admit I have only gotten the “you have your hands full” so far, but I expect they will keep coming as our family expands. Thanks for sharing! Melissa, mother to 3 children (5,3,1) plus one more due in May.

]]> By: Tara Sz. http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10272 Tara Sz. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:07:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10272 Oh my GOSH - I am number One of Ten and I laughed my head off. This is SO true, except we often heard, "You must be Irish Catholic," which admittedly is true. :) I remember as a kid I didn't understand the stereotype and I was always amazed when people identified us as Irish Catholic. I just figured we looked Irish. Ha.<br/><br/>Thanks for the post Jen...Merry Christmas! Oh my GOSH – I am number One of Ten and I laughed my head off. This is SO true, except we often heard, “You must be Irish Catholic,” which admittedly is true. :) I remember as a kid I didn’t understand the stereotype and I was always amazed when people identified us as Irish Catholic. I just figured we looked Irish. Ha.

Thanks for the post Jen…Merry Christmas!

]]> By: pharmgirl http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10271 pharmgirl Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10271 I don't care who you are, that's funny right there! Thanks for posting! I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there! Thanks for posting!

]]> By: Mary@notbefore7 http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10269 Mary@notbefore7 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:28:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10269 This was great! I posted it on my blog with a thanks to you :) It was quite timely because a few days ago I posted the reactions people were giving me to this fourth pregnancy that weren't all positive, but questioning of my sanity :) This was great! I posted it on my blog with a thanks to you :) It was quite timely because a few days ago I posted the reactions people were giving me to this fourth pregnancy that weren’t all positive, but questioning of my sanity :)

]]> By: Misty http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html/comment-page-1#comment-10244 Misty Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:02:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/12/i-laughed-i-cried-i-nodded-vigorously.html#comment-10244 This is so fun. I found it on another blog just today. We are only working on number two but we want to have a large family and we already get criticized. Especially now with our second on the way everyone asks if we want a boy, assuming that we are done after two. Every time anyone asks how many kids we want to have, etc. I usually give a vague answer and say that we hope for a large family and want to adopt someday. Almost every time I get a look resembling "Oh you poor naive mother- just wait." Actually people say that too. "Just wait, you'll change your mind after two or three." It is amazing and amusing what people feel entitled to say. This is so fun. I found it on another blog just today. We are only working on number two but we want to have a large family and we already get criticized. Especially now with our second on the way everyone asks if we want a boy, assuming that we are done after two. Every time anyone asks how many kids we want to have, etc. I usually give a vague answer and say that we hope for a large family and want to adopt someday. Almost every time I get a look resembling “Oh you poor naive mother- just wait.” Actually people say that too. “Just wait, you’ll change your mind after two or three.” It is amazing and amusing what people feel entitled to say.

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