Thank you for all of your wonderful advice...

I just had to share this because it's so dang funny. Bottled Shiny, a very funny lady from the January 2012 BabyCenter board posted this today and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Thank you to the general public for clearing up all of my concerns, and sometimes even informing me of things when I didn't even know they could be issues!

• Breastfeeding is the best way to go.
• So is formula.
• Cloth diapers are gross.
• Disposable diapers are gross too.
• You can be a responsible mother by taking parenting advice only from your family.
• You can be a responsible mother by taking parenting advice solely from the internet.
• You can be a responsible mother by living by a "How-To" book, and it will cover everything you will ever encounter.
• There's no point in being squeamish about anything ever again because apparently baby poo is the most ick thing in the world.
• Baby poo doesn't bother you when it's your own child.
• Dogs and cats are terrible to have around babies.
• Dogs and cats are great around babies because it teaches them consequences.
• Dogs and cats are great around babies because they babysit for free.
• Your diaper bag will never be as cool as my diaper bag.
• Diaper bags aren't cool.  Unless they cost $300.
• Strollers aren't just strollers, they're travel systems.
• Don't put that big old stroller/travel system in the car, just buy a lightweight one for the quick jaunt to the grocery store.
• If you can't calm your crying baby, you're an asshole.
• If your baby keeps crying, the baby's an asshole.
• If you take care of your appearance, you aren't a good mother.
• If you don't take care of your appearance, you're a loser and can't take care of your child.
• If your husband takes care of his appearance, he's successful.
• If your husband doesn't take care of his appearance, he's still more successful than you are because men don't do shit like that.
• Your body pillow is your best friend.
• Your body pillow is completely obsolete and should be replaced by a real pregnancy pillow.
• Your body pillow is your new husband.
• Your body pillow is getting flat and needs to be replaced.
• Your body pillow is going to be a point of contention for the next 9 months.
• Back when your neighbor's sister's mother-in-law was pregnant, she didn't use body pillows.
• You cry a lot because of hormones.
• You're not supposed to cry a lot because it's not good for the baby.
• If you aren't crying there's something desperately wrong because there's no such thing as a happy pregnant person.
• Men suck and their dicks should be cut off.
• Unless you have a higher sex drive.  Then men suck and should just shut up and let their dicks do the talking.
• You shouldn't plan your nursery now because what if you get free stuff at the baby shower a month before you're due?
• If you don't start your nursery now, you're a bad mother who isn't ready for motherhood.

And that's only a sample of the pearls of wisdom found in your local grocery store/church/workplace/doctor's lobby!  I don't know how I managed to get through life this long without knowing all of this.  Thank God I've been enlightened.