. . if "congratulations" are in order when a young couple forms an expensive, decades long attachment to a parasite that will be a surley teenager for the (perceptionally) longest part of that time, and eventually disappoint them in every way.
How well I remember my own childhood - but - there's something to be said for ritual and convention (though I'm not sure exactly what) - so I'll close my eyes, blank my mind, and say - Congratulations!
Please excuse me now - I need to wash my mouth (and mind) out with Cabernet . . .