This post brought you by a giant box of tissue.

There are certain things and places that are dangerous for pregnant women. I stay away from unpasteurized cheese and red wine, for example. Normally, all I do all day long is eat feta cheese and wash it down with a nice merlot.

Which is, of course, a big fat lie. The point is, there are obvious things to avoid. (Actually, that's not even true either because I didn't know until Baby G was almost due about the soft cheese thing. Oops.)

There are also obvious places to avoid. I sent my brother with my older son to Six Flags for his birthday because as much as I love roller coasters, it's kind of a no-brainer not to ride when your preggers, right?

Add to the list of dangerous places for pregnant women: Interfaith celebrations.

You read that right.

My husband was asked to particpate in our city's interfaith choir for our centennial. Today we walked the four blocks to the beach (because yes, my life is so hard) and found a nice patch of grass where we could sit and listen. I was fine with the boring dignarities who kicked things off.

But then the Boy Scouts presented the colors and when everyone stood to say the Pledge of Allegiance, I cried.

Not a dainty little welling of tears, either. I went straight for the big, ugly snorfling-can't-speak-sobs. Ridiculous.

Then I calmed down.

Then one speaker said the U.S. means "us".

And I cried.

Then the Adventist Apostolic Choir with their congo drums and timbales and whatnot sang and I rocked along enjoying myself. And then they did a verse in Spanish.

And I cried.

Then they introduced the oldest living former elected council member, him in his wheelchair with his WWII Navy pilot hat on, good old Noble Waite who gives me candy during Sunday School if he likes my answers.

And I cried.

Then some kids spoke.

I cried.

I looked out and saw the pretty ocean just a few yards away.

I cried.

Some booty-kickin' gospel singer belted out "This Little Light of Mine."

I didn't cry. I bopped.

But you get the idea.

My point is, if you're pregnant, the world is an emotional minefield. Just sayin'.

Although possibly it's just me. I think commercials with women bonding over their Lean Cuisine frozen lunch choices are kind of beautiful right now.

Congratulations to Eowyn who won the giveaway of any item of her choice from Kenny's website. Yay!