Once you get over initial shock of finding out that you are pregnant you will have some tough decisions to face. Do you want to carry this pregnancy, how are you going to tell your friends and family, how are you going to handle emotions and pressures that people will put on you. The first thing you should do is try not to panic. Although this may seem like an extreme emergency, in reality you have time to make a decision. Try to take some time to collect yourself and think about your options. You will not be first mom to not be excited about news of a new baby. Try not to beat yourself up. Take responsibility for your actions but wallowing in guilt is not going to help situation. Before you talk to anyone about your decision take some time to decide what you want to do. If you want to keep this baby, have an abortion, or consider an adoption that is your decision and talking to someone about situation may cloud your judgment. Yes your partner should probably be involved in decision-making, ultimately; you are one that is going to have to live with your choices. Try to make some plans in your head for what you would like to do before you talk to anyone.

I've been known to be somewhat opinionated. Oops. My wife just caught that typo. I am told I have been known to be VERY opinionated. I have at least two opinions on just about every topic. I am sure there are times when people have felt like rearranging my face. Unfortunately (for them!) there is no legal method for them to do that.

Being a kind and generous individual, I have been searching for ways to help these unfortunate victims of my over-active opinionation. Finally, I have found a way to rearrange my face.

I have grown a beard.

It was so easy, you can do it, too.

Here is how I did it. (Ladies, please don't try this at home.) On Day 1, I did nothing. On Day 2, I did nothing again. On Day 3, I did nothing twice. On Day 4, I verified that nothing was still being done. Then I simply repeated cycle.

It's been about five or six weeks, and my face is definitely rearranged.

To tell truth, decision to grow my beard was not just to atone for my hyperopinionation. In fact, what I really wanted to do was to see how I looked in a beard. Curiosity is real reason I have been growing a beard.

Oops, there goes my ever-efficient wife, catching a typo again. I am told that line should have read: "Laziness is real reason I have been growing a beard."

Truth be told, I did four-day nothing cycle more by accident. When you work out of home and have nobody to impress but a skunk, a stray cat, cherry tree and a handful of sparrows, days can just kind of get away from you. Before I knew it, I had foundation of a beard.