It's going to be OK, Cumberbitches.
With news of Benedict Cumberbatch and his fiancée Sophie Hunter expecting their first child there also comes an inevitable Internet avalanche of Cumber-puns about Cumber-buns, babyBatches and the like.
Some fans are happy for the Sherlock star. Others are jealous that he didn't choose them. Many look forward to the star's future DILF status, while a few don't seem to actually understand where babies come from.
We're here to tell you that, together, we can get through this. That Cumber-bump is going to become a Cumber-baby someday, and we can all learn to accept that.
Here are a few people that might need a little help getting there (plus a few who seem like they're in a really good place right now):
"Some had waited for the #cumberbaby as a sign, and when the news came, they knew the New Age was about to dawn..."
? Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 7, 2015My mum is chopping onions so I'm crying but I'm also crying inside because of babybatch
? jodie (@_ULTR0N) January 7, 2015It has officially been confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are having a baby...proud doesn't even cover it ????
? Rebeka_Ebony (@typical_fangirl) January 7, 2015"Benedict Cumberbatch's fiancé is preggo" pic.twitter.com/cz7tQylYqV
? KC Kropkowski (@KCKrop) January 7, 2015I?M SCREAMING LIKE A PROUD MAMA RIGHT NOW BENEDICT IS GOING BE A FATHER. CUMBERBABY IS LEGIT NOW HOLD ME pic.twitter.com/mqHDmGAwuO
? b(lige)uckynat (@THESCOTTLANG) January 7, 2015How dare Benedict Cumberbatch have a child that isn't mine
? ?a b b i e? (@abbietaylxr) January 7, 2015Benedict Cumberbatch is not only engaged, but having a baby. My life ruined ??
? Jillian (@jillianober90) January 7, 2015"Yeah my dad is Benedict Cumberbatch"
? suze (@SuzieeScowen) January 7, 2015Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child together! He's going to be the best father and I'm crying.
? Katria Hiersche (@katria_marie991) January 7, 2015Oh, Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be a father? To someone else's kids? Hahaha how great hahaha wow is it hot in here I NEED SOME AIR haha
? Brianna (@sorellina1) January 7, 2015The world is officially ending. Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be a father and it's not to my baby.
? Cody Anno (@codyanno) January 7, 2015NO BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH I WANTED TO HAVE YOUR BABY THIS AINT FAIR
? ky (@jenashians) January 7, 2015My reaction to the news of #cumberbaby #BenedictCumberbatch #setlock #cumbercollective #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/drcuTU1lNf
? Jen McLaughlin/Diane (@DianeAlberts) January 7, 2015BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS GOING TO BE A DAD I AM NOT OKAY
? rois (@roisinbohan) January 7, 2015BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS GOING TO BE A DAD BYE EVERYONE
? sara (@hipstabrad) January 7, 2015Guys he's going to get his big family!! HES GOING TO BE A DADDY AND TALK ABOUT HIS LITTLE BABY IN HIS INTERVIEWS AND AW #BABYBATCH
? Rina ?? (@wh0remonal_mina) January 7, 2015why is benedict cumberbatch having our baby without me?
? charlotte (@charlott1e) January 7, 2015I AM CRYING TEARS OF JOY #cumberbaby
? eve :3 (@acciofez) January 7, 2015Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be a dad. I'm not ok. I'm so happy for him. Wow. Too many feels.
? YY (@yyhuang2) January 7, 2015I need a personal day. This is too much! RT @eonline: There's a Cumber-bun in the oven! This is not a drill, people: http://t.co/JECjcHNVeX
? La Comtesse (@JcanTediBear) January 7, 2015BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH'S FIANCÉ IS HAVING A BABY HOLY
? ?jess? (@melonlouis) January 7, 2015"Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be a father" pic.twitter.com/iatL3mUvg3
? Monabi (@dorkcumberbatch) January 7, 2015"Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child together" pic.twitter.com/vPz4CxCmpF
? foREVer (@aya7xx) January 7, 2015BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS GOING TO BE A DADDY I'M IN TEARS THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED FOR HIM
? nae (@theprancingpxny) January 7, 2015IM IN DENIAL ABOUT THE #cumberbaby NOPE NOPE NOPE
? gillbo_ (@lucie_gillbo) January 7, 2015So the race (if there was one) to bear the spawn of Benedict Cumberbatch is over, my womb is thus out of work... Though happily unemployed.
? Moonriver (@Zoeyretroey) January 7, 2015Oh my gosh...WHAT IF TOM IS GODFATHER?!!!!!!! #babybatch
? Benedict's Pengwing (@katumberbatch) January 7, 2015there's going to be a cumberbaby bless this eARTH
? iz (@ayyydestiel) January 7, 2015Cumberbaby means there will be pics of Ben holding his child and I'm pretty sure the adorableness would kill us all
? Superwholocked (@fandom_girl_) January 7, 2015