Dear family, friends, acquaintances, etc.
We know you love Lanie. So do we. We get it. She's adorable. She has a cute smile. She loves to toddle around and babble and say hi. Simply put, she loves all of you, too. But here's the thing: Lanie's growing up and getting into more things, and it won't be long before you begin to miss that baby cuteness. But that's okay, you think, there's a simple solution: we can just have another baby! What a great idea! You just need to tell us how much we need to have another baby. So many of you need to tell us that it's time for us to have another baby.
Here's the thing: we get it. You want us to have another baby. And you know what, we're pretty sure we'd like to have more than one child. But no matter how many times you tell us that you'd like us to have more children, it's not going to make us even slightly more likely to try to have another baby. In fact, if anything, the more times I get told we should have another baby or asked when we're going to have another baby, the more likely I am to say we should wait just to spite all of you. That's how my mind works, in case you didn't already know me well enough to understand that.
This is the deal: I would love to talk about what's going on in all of your lives. If you want to talk about things related to me, I will talk to you about Lanie as long as you'd like, or we could talk about my ministry or sports or Superman comics. But please stop asking when we're going to have another kid. And definitely don't tell us when to have another baby. We'll decide if and when we want to try again, thank you very much. And should we be expecting again, we'll be sure to let you know.
Grace and peace,
BMH
P.S. Today is the 80th anniversary of Superman's first appearance in Action Comics #1 and also the day of the release of Action Comics #1000. Happy birthday, Supes! Still going strong after four-fifths of a century!
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