Adoption is a great choice for many people. Your pride tells you this is not an option and you should go stab people that recommend it. Perhaps you should be looking for ways to stay out of jail and start considering that your life is not really yours anymore.
If you were looking for congrats, I would suggest a different direction for the thread. Something like "Hey guys, my wife of 5 years and I are having a kid. We both have degrees, jobs, are debt free and make good enough money that 1/2 of his/her college education is already saved up before labor even started."
Just something that doesn't scream "ooh shit, I'm not ready for this so I'm leaving and plan on stabbing people who give me shit" ... even if it was sarcasm.
Great post, my thoughts exactly. My daughter is now 1 and the only regret I have is that I didn't have kids a lot sooner. I never knew the meaning of "unconditional love" until I created life.
