Q. I just had my fourth child at age 41, and people are saying, "So, he was an accident, huh?" and "Guess you haven't figured out how this happens." How to respond?

A. Pregnant women and new mothers bring out the stupid in us all. Brush it off and say, "It's wonderful having a large family." — Anita L. Allen , professor of law and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School