Yeah. I'm a little embarrassed.

She probably means 4 weeks since conception, which would make her about 2 weeks late. (Doctors would call that 6 weeks pregnant though, since they count from your last period.)

I think she’s going by layman’s terms...i.e. 4 weeks since conception.

Hey, this is timely.

awkward summer birthdays

Same! My husband is 5ish years older than me, so when I was 24-26, I went to a never-ending parade of 30th b-day celebrations (we live in his hometown, so the people we see most often are his age). At some point during that, I just kind of figured I was 30, also.

They were probably just winging it the whole time. Glad I didn’t know that back then.

I noticed and thought the same thing! I definitely don’t want to call 40 old, but especially back then, that was when people’s health started to decline, and you start losing peers. Heck, even if you flash forward to the late 1959, you definitely start to see your peers go, and she lived for 57 more years!

A family friend graduated at 19. Parents in our area commonly held back kids with summer birthdays, and this kid was a late-April birthday. His parents didn’t feel like he was ready to start kindergarten at 5 years 4 months, so they held him back. He turned 19 shortly before graduation and is now a productive member…

Ugh. I’m sorry for your mom.

I’m not. I’m married to someone who (like every other human being) is imperfect.

I was literally stunned. I still would have side-eyed it had it been at a networking-type dinner or event where the atmosphere is a little more social. I might have even entertained the idea that it wasn’t related to my gender because some people just like to talk about stuff like that. Ultimately, I still think it’s…

Ooooooh, let me add a similar story.

Because not everyone cares about my hobby, even if it’s an enriching hobby.

Just as a voice of support, I’ve been every bit as happy for every friend who has announced their engagement regardless of when it fell in “line.” Mine was about at the midpoint, and my friends and I are in our early 30s now. One of us is getting married in June, and we are all thrilled about the wedding. After that,…

I’ve heard of it as a post-wedding thing, but only in the media. I think it’s one of those things a vanishingly small number of people do, but then catches on as “OMG people (women) are sooooooo crazy”

*bows down, stays down, sobs uncontrollably because someone finally understands her*

I’m with you. I definitely went through a time in 2009ish where it just seemed like weddings all the time but I genuinely loved seeing my friends get married.

Oh gosh, now I’m going to give you conflicting advice from what others are saying.

Yes! My husband and I are just finishing up 6ish months apart, and I can not express how dull the day-to-day talk got.