Speaking before thinking

Last night was our second "Birth and Beginnings" class. After class we met a couple expecting twins. They made the comment that they were glad to meet us because they no longer felt like the center of attention because of the twins. We got into a discussion about the way people responded to the news of multiple babies. Most people are excited and curious, but occasionally you run into someone that speaks before they think. Both of us shared stories about people saying things like " Oh my goodness! What are you going to do with that many babies?" Now we all know that people don't always mean what they say. Most of the time those words just roll out before thinking about them. I'm not sure what people expect you to say. Maybe something like, "You're right. Maybe we'll just get rid of one of them". Measure your words carefully before you say them. You don't always know what will come out if you don't think about it first.