Please read on with my second reply before judging me. I'm not stupid. I've educated myself. I came from a single-parent/divorced home. I am a divorcee, myself.

1st of all . . . be careful. You keep patting yourself on the back, you're bound to hurt yourself.

2nd . . . . God chose an unwed woman because He needed a Virgin to fulfill the prophesy. Jesus wouldn't be who He is if He was born of a human man. And Mary DID have a husband when Jesus was born. Check it out.

3rd . . . . I became pregant with my first child OUT of wedlock. My mother's reaction? Children are a blessing, no matter what. Am I proud? No. Would I change it? No. I can't imagine my life without either of my children (both from the same father who I married who left me for another woman after 7 years of marriage). No life doesn't always turn out the way we thought it would. Our actions and choices all have consequences. Learning and growing from those consequences are important to a successful life.

Don't be so judgemental of those of us who want better for our children. I don't wish for my daughter to marry just about anyone, but I also don't wish for my children to make choices without the full understanding of their consequences. I've been teaching them that since they were born.

and for your information (not that I owe you anything), my oldest - my 14 year old - can and DOES ask me anything. and I mean anything. My second child is autistic. I wouldn't change her for the world, either. It's harder work, but she is a true angel on this earth. I am very blessed.