my parents at 30: whew, we weren't expecting to have a third kid and a new car this year, but I think we can swing it
me at 30: I was not expecting to have to replace an extra lightbulb in my home this year and now financial ruin is upon me
The term “pregnant people” includes pregnant women & also people who are pregnant but are not women. It doesn’t in any way erase/deny women; it’s just more inclusive. I am a woman. I have friends who are not women but can get pregnant. Language that includes them doesn’t hurt me.
An under-discussed effect of COVID is how we kind of lost casual friends. The incidental buddies you ran into at a BBQ, holiday party or softball game- just rapture-like disappeared. Now everyone you talk to is either coworker or 1 of the 5 most important people you've ever known