"Our pregnancy"

It isn't often that I feel the need to stand my ground. By and large, I'm happy to let others feel righteous, only to mock them cruelly behind their backs. But there are a few things I do feel strongly about. Cheddar cheese should be sharp as shit, for instance. People who eat, buy, serve or generally promote mild versions should be mocked, cruelly. UGGs are offensive. And Kierkegaard is impenetrable.

A new reason to put my foot down has emerged over the past few weeks. I continue to hear couples refer to pregnancies as "our pregnancy" and even worse, refer to impending births as "our birth". This is insane. Let's be clear, men or lesbian lovers should do all they can to support their pregnant partner, but, rather BUT!, they should respect that their partner is doing the work. It is she who is pregnant, she who carries the load, feels the pain, watches her body do amazing and bizarre things, and moreover it is she who will give birth. Therefore it is only respectful to refer to it as "her pregnancy" and "her birth". Easy as that, you hippies.