By C.U.Soone, Editor

Oprah had a man on her show that was pregnant. No kidding!!!!! I guess he used to be a woman and he has had sex change operations but he still can manage to have a baby. This had millions of people going crazy with all kinds of thoughts. With me I just couldn’t imagine a man giving birth. It’s just not possible that a man could go through with that. It’s just not right.

Okay…I said that I need to be open-minded and see what some of the folks here in McNairy County had to say about a pregnant man. So, I headed over to Walmart in Selmer and asked some of the guys what they had to say about it. No names here just what they said….

• "Well if a man could get pregnant maternity leave would have to be 2 years and with full pay."
• "If a man got pregnant, I’d have to have a cure for stretch marks."
• "There would be no way that I could go through natural childbirth…"
• "Morning sickness would become the nation’s number one health problem".
• "Every method of birth control would be 100% effective."
• "Children would be kept in the hospital until their toilet trained."
• "I would be very eager to talk about commitment."
• "I sure wouldn’t think that twins are cute."
• "Sons would have to be home by 10pm…no exceptions!"
• "Brief cases would be turned to diaper bags."
• "If someone kept feeling my stomach, I would have to punch their lights out."
• "The baby showers would have cigars, poker, and lots of snacks…who care about gifts."

Some guys just looked at me like I was crazy. They told me to get in out of the sun and that I needed to be analyzed. I told them that this was no joke. A group of guys carrying golf clubs forced me into my car for a quick departure.

Well, now that I’m safe and sound back in the office, I’ll just say that I saw it on Oprah and that it’s going to happen…but not around here. That’s for sure!

C.U.Soone