My wife and I have had two children in the last two years, 364 days apart, a boy and then a girl; they are both precious gifts from God. My wife and I are 32 years old.
We just found out that we’re pregnant again and NOBODY we know and no one with whom I work (I’m a teacher) has congratulated us, no one! We’ve heard, “you’re crazy” and “oh my God!” and “oh, Scott, oh my goodness.” and so many other snide remarks. I come from a family with a long line of only-children. I grew up with no brothers and sisters in a family with two parents who had no siblings. My wife and I became orthodox Roman Catholics five years ago and have strictly followed the faith of the Church. Three kids in three years we have had and each pregnancy is such an act of grace, such a gift from Christ Himself, in our view. It seems like everyone we know and everyone at my work and the parents in my classroom think we’re nuts! Is the Devil at work in the public’s mind or what!? Fertility and life is considered gross and obtrusive now, an obstacle to a fancy career instead of the grace of God. With our first two kids we received praise and congrats, number three is another story. We don’t care what other people say; we are THRILLED, but it saddens my heart to see America turning so pagan in its view of pregnancy and infants.
