You are so sane!
Thanks for posting.
Our saga:
1. After honeymoon we spent a month in a ski resort during the summer and asked the local priest about NFP. He laughed us out of hs office and provided no information or contacts.
2. Went out west with my work. Not a catholic community, so we made the local state-funded birth control pushers try to teach us NFP. That was riot. Did not learn a thing but it was fun to bewilder them.
3. Moved to CA and finally found a good NFP teacher. Learned how it works - some women become experts instantly like mine. Decided that we could always create an excuse to wait to have kids, so we did not avoid fertile periods and intentionally conceived.
4. After that we never charted again since we have never felt that we had any good reason to avoid having more children. Though one of us always has a good idea if she is fertile even without charting.
5. Seven kids later we are so glad we let God decide the size of our family.
6. We don't kid ourselves that we are good ambassadors for NFP since the size of our family would make most people run away from us.
7. After giving birth, my wife's doctors (6 docs for 7 kids - we move a lot) always lecture her about birth control as if she were a dumbass.
8. Most recent doctor scolded her for risking her own health (as if pregnancy is a disease - she had NO health problems that would indicate pregnancy was unwise or risky) and subjecting the other children to a potential risk that their mom might get not be healthy! It was a woman. Feminazi type. Of course a homeschooling mother of 7 is a barefoot and pregnant retard married to a mysoginist in this woman's mind. But I always thought male doctors ignored the woman's feelings and choices. That was why women needed to be doctors and treat other women. So that women would be respected. But this woman had ZERO respect for the choices of my wife. Most women would die to have children as nice, sociable, and educated as mine are. Most men would give anything to have a wife as loving and caring and nurturing as I have. (She happens to be beautiful and still a shapely size 4 to boot). I think this woman was just mad because the choices my wife made make this woman feel inadequate. Of course what woman who does not truly need to work would NOT feel inadequate for hiring out the nurturing of their children? Women's lib - what a crock.
9. Had one NFP-only doctor for #5 & #6. What a great guy! It was so peaceful knowing that we would not get any lecture.
Bingo. Great story - God bless your family.