"Breezies" from QVC--perfect postponing panties
Via Fumbling Toward Grace, That Married Couple posted a fun “You know you’re a __ when….” list that started on the Facebook NFP group. Good times.
My favorites:
2. Your husband informs you that your period will start in the next two days (based on your temperature, not on your mood).
4. You know what Onan’s sin was.
12. You know Pope Paul VI’s four predictions in Humanae Vitae and consider them prophetic.
13. You have at least one copy of Janet Smith’s Contraception: Why Not?
20. You know that the Pill hurts fish.
29. You have “postponing panties” – baggy and unattractive underwear that only comes out when you’re fertile.
Some additions:
You know you’re an NFP groupie when…
- You or your spouse can tap your index finger and thumb together in a circle of friends, and they know what you’re talking about.
- You’ve given a NFP CD/pamphlet/ brochure/ card to a grocery store clerk.
- Depending on your intentions, 10KL means “go time” or “let’s watch an action movie.”
- You can name at least 5 side effects of contraception.
- You know what the four F’s are.
- You choose your insurance based on what NFP doctor is in your plan.
- An uninformed OB with an attitude has made you cry or at least a little bit angry.
- You want to do the wave when you hear a priest or deacon actually preach on the ills of contraception, Theology of the Body and/ or NFP.
- Your pre-Cana or Marriage Prep program totally sucked because they either skipped the NFP bit or totally misrepresented it. (Except for Madison–shout out, Andy!)
- The Annuale Commercial is at the top of your favorite SNL skits.
- You’ve got “Natural Family Planning” on Google Alert.
Have any to add?
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Oo! I’ll have to look up that Annuale Commercial thing!
And I DO Have Natural Family Planning on Google Alerts! Ha!
Here’s a few more:
-Your get togethers with friends have more children than adults, and someone is always pregnant.
-”Family Foundations” is next to the commode
-The most common phrase you hear from acquaintances is “Are you going to have any more?”
-You’ve had to explain to your confessor some aspect of Theology of the Body and how your actions may have been sinful.
-You buy a minivan before the 3rd child has even been conceived
-You have an autographed copy of Christopher West’s book Good News About Sex and Marriage, but you have more copies on hand for passing around.
I love the the “get togethers with more children than adults…someone always pregnant.” People might scoff, but we think those are good things! I once went to a small party where I was the only one *not* pregnant (sniff, congratulations). Definitely true on the extra copies of TOB (or Jason Evert’s Love, Sex & Babies or TOB for beginners examinations of conscience or brochures on how bad IVF is).
I know what you mean being the only one not pregnant. It’s funny. Just when you think you “catch up”, someone announces the next one, so of course we tease them and say “We just caught up!”
And oh yes! Very good things when there are fewer adults than kids
Oh oh oh, I love the ones you added! I can’t even choose a favorite – maybe the index finger + thumb one, although I’m jealous that you have friends that do know what you’re referencing there!
This is Golden! We definitely fall into this category, and it really hit home because I do have “Natural Family Planning” on Google Alerts, and I reference the Annuale commercial when we present Sexuality and NFP in the Pre-Cana Program!
I think another one we can both add is that you take the time to create a website to help promote the cause of healthy marriages/NFP!
Anyone have a link to the Annuale commercial? Can’t seem to find it on YouTube – I love NFP, but have no idea what that commercial is. Thanks!
The link is here. They removed it from YouTube some time ago.
http://nfpworks.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/get-your-period-once-a-year/
i love it!
I like #2 and #4!
Oh it’s killing me…I love the postponing panties. So true.
Here is another:
-You cross check in your head whether or not an event you are invited to will interfere with the first day of Phase III if avoiding…(or Phase II if trying to conceive) before committing.
You’ve fibbed to your doctor about the date of your last menstrual period to make it match up with a Peak day that was later than day 14.