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Don't Ask Pregnant Women If They're ‘Excited’

When my partner and I announced to our close family and friends that we were expecting, we soon became bombarded by one specific question: “Are you excited?” (Or my personal favorite: “Is Maliq excited?”) Maliq and I had been strategically planning to start a family for the past two years; of course we were excited. And yet, it became apparent to me pretty quickly that my display of excitement was