Grandparents-to-Be: Surprising Baby Whatzit on the Way!

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a playful exchange regarding an April Fools' joke about an unexpected pregnancy announcement. Participants share their reactions to the joke and reminisce about their own experiences with surprises related to pregnancy and family planning.

Discussion Character

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  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses surprise at the unexpected news of becoming a grandparent, noting it was not planned.
  • Several participants mention their initial thoughts of disbelief, associating the announcement with April Fools' Day pranks.
  • One participant shares a personal story about their own pregnancy announcement coinciding with April Fools' Day, highlighting the humor in the situation.
  • Another participant reflects on their past experiences with pregnancy and family, mentioning the challenges of having multiple children and the reactions of coworkers.
  • Several users share laughter and light-hearted comments about the joke, indicating familiarity with the poster's sense of humor.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the humorous nature of the April Fools' joke and share similar sentiments of disbelief and amusement, though individual experiences with pregnancy and family planning vary widely.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects a light-hearted atmosphere among participants, many of whom share personal anecdotes related to family and pregnancy, emphasizing the playful context of the April Fools' theme.

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I’m a little shocked. I just found out that The Furry Guy and I will be expecting a new little Whatzit sometime in late September. You cannot imagine how surprised we are. This was not something we were planning. We’re empty-nesters. We’ve been enjoying our freedom and looking forward to the day we’ll become grandparents. Wow!


April Fools! Gee, people, I can’t believe you fell for that.
 
April Fools was the very first thing that crossed my mind. It's 8PM here & I actually thought about doing that on FB earlier today! LOL
 
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Last year I "quit." It funny, I don't actually do April Fools stuff anywhere but here. I wonder how many people will remember that I've had a hysterectomy when they read the post. LOL!
 
Ha Rae! I KNEW it......... Too funny!
 
LOL....totally forgot it was April Fool's! Got me! :D
 
Sorry, Rae. Didn't believe you for a second :D
 
Too funny!
I'm tempted to pull that one on my mom today but I don't know.
 
Lol, Rae you are too funny. I do remember my shock last year when I saw your "I Quit"!!! This one didn't have near the same effect on me, I was ready. Enjoy the day!
 
LOL - when I read it, and saw who had posted it, my first thought was "Yeah, RIGHT!" :rolleyes:

Silly Girl!
 
Rae! you are funny! but as soon as I saw it was you... I knew you were playing an april fools joke! lol!;)
 
ChefBeckyD said:
LOL - when I read it, and saw who had posted it, my first thought was "Yeah, RIGHT!" :rolleyes:

Silly Girl!
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Same here!! Sorry, Rae, part of being so well loved is that you're also so well known!
 
I haven't been on here for so long. . . . I didn't catch it. but then I was done having kids then BOOM ! a little girl...... then 2 miscarriages. . . .then BOOM a little boy. So now I have a college freshman, high school senior, one in kindergarten, and a 1 year old. Been married 23 years. He was done after 1. I guess I was good enough to earn 4 !! My coworkers would kill me if I got pregnant again.......... They worry about my health. I'm healthy but the miscarriages scared them. Good One Rae ! Too funny.
 
Heehee, I thought ... April fools!?!? :P
 
ChefBeckyD said:
LOL - when I read it, and saw who had posted it, my first thought was "Yeah, RIGHT!" :rolleyes:

Silly Girl!
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Ditto here!
 
Haha! Love it Rae. I thought about putting it on my FB, but then my husband tells me no because it might come true. LOL
 
What's really funny is that when I was pregnant - four years ago - we found out on April 1st and I didn't believe the doctor (we are military and when you go to the military doctor on a Saturday you just take whoever is on duty for the weekend, the doctor was our neighbor who we also went to church with). My husband actually said to him "are you sure? It is April Fool's Day!" He was like I'M A DOCTOR! I can't pull pranks on patients.

Just my April Fool's day story.
 
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Sharon, that's funny.
 
Today is actually my aunt's wedding anniversary. She and my uncle went to the courthouse to get married, but no one believed them. Everytime they'd try and tell us, they'd laugh because of our stubborness to not fall for the joke...so with each laugh, we all believed it truly was a joke.

No one congratulated them until the next day when they again told us they were married! lol
 
Didn't you have a hersterctomy?I don't really want to have a historectomy.
 
Wow, you had me going there for a couple of seconds, but it's late and I worked my other 2 jobs today!
 

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