We can't all grow up to be rocket scientists.

There is a pregnancy message board/forum that I occasionally read. Sometimes there are good questions, inspirational stories, and women honestly supporting other women with encouragement while they're having a hard time or waiting on a medical test/procedure.

There are also completely ridiculous questions posted, and it seems that the ridiculous questions are asked at least once a week by some unsuspecting newbie. I laugh every time I read the one about peanut butter - women who worry that if they eat peanut butter while pregnant and if their baby is allergic to it they may get sick or die in utero. Seriously?! Um...yeah, the baby doesn't digest the food the mom eats, it simply is fed nutrients from her blood stream through the placenta and into the amniotic fluid (though strong flavors like curry and garlic can cross over into the amniotic fluid).

I'm not one to leave a snarky post, I just laugh to myself and move on. Some people will leave snarky, sarcastic, or downright mean comments. What do you expect? You get a bunch of hormonal pregnant women into a forum, not everyone can play nice. When I first started reading the forum I felt bad for people who got flamed for asking dumb questions, but as time has gone on my empathy and patience for stupid questions has waned.

The other day someone posted a question so unbelievably ridiculous I was actually slightly tempted to join in and leave a snarky comment (but I didn't). Basically this chick posted asking if any other pregnant women were using contraception (specifically condoms) to prevent becoming pregnant with Irish twins. Apparently she didn't understand what it means to have Irish twins. I'm well aware of it because my aunt and uncle are Irish twins (born less than 12 months apart. My uncle was 2 months old when my grandma became pregnant with my aunt. When my aunt was born, my uncle was 11 months old. Two babies born in less than a year=Irish twins.)

This chick on the forum seriously thought that Irish twins were two babies conceived at different times but carried in the womb at the same time. She thought that even though she was already pregnant, she could become pregnant with a second baby. She really got ripped to pieces on the forum. Page after page of people bashing on her. I'll admit, some of the comments were beyond harsh, but it kind of goes back to the old adage, "a stupid question deserves a stupid answer." It's just so shocking to think that someone in their 20's is that out of touch with the reproductive process to think it was possible to become pregnant while already pregnant. However, in her defense, I did look at her profile and blog and she said something about being from Utah, so that could explain a lot about the lack of comprehensive sex education...