Thats all that matters!

Honestly, I've always appreciated the fact that someone took their time to construct these easy to use period apps. Most of them are used in order to track not only your ovulation, but several other aspects that come with menstruation such as how you're emotionally, by measuring tiredness or sadness/happiness, as well as physically in terms of PMS or cramping. Some even remind you to take your birth control on time!

I appreciate this response on so many levels. I feel like this type of humor reminds me of Maggie Nelsons narration of the Argonauts. She apologetically avoids homonormativity, (or maintain her queerness,) in a similar way that this author wishes to avoid the reveal of her unborn child's gender. I feel that us as humans often fall into social norms such as finding out the babies sex, as a way to please others, and avoid confrontation, which is why its probably easier to learn the sex as a means of preparation. But if we were to analyze that further- why do we want to know the sex? So that the baby shower registry will enlist blue or pink clothes, toys, accessories and more? Or so that we may day dream about having a Samuel or a Samantha? But at the same time, is that structure necessary for our children to develop an early concept of who their identity is? In this article; http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/raising-your-children-gender-neutrally the author expresses in more depth, the ideology behind allowing your child to pick his/her own gender. Her opening paragraph reads; "In recent times, it has become much more common and socially acceptable for parents to raise their children in gender neutral ways. As queer rights, feminist movements, and gender equality take on a greater social relevance, many caregivers no longer expect their children to behave stereo typically “masculine” or “feminine;”" Personally, I don't know where I necessarily stand on the topic of allowing a child to decide their own gender, however I think people should be aloud to be whoever they are from day one, regardless of the body parts you are born with. By not revealing the baby's sex, there is an opportunity to allow your child to come into the world without a predisposed concept of who they will be. And probably alot less pressure about fitting into that category as they grow older. (Another interesting article I found but didn't have time to read in its entirety is William Wants a Doll.Can He Have One? Linked here; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0891243204272968 in case anyone wants to read even more so in depth on this topic.)

Such a true, and sweet sentiment!

I had never heard of such a concept until reading this article- insane and brilliantly different at the same time. But it also makes me wonder if this is something that's always been around privately or if my generation is just making things up to post on social media?

Also very true- You need some type of motivation to literally push through the pain, and see the little surprise you've waited 9 months to meet. I appreciate the realness that this author brought to the article. We as woman are lucky we still have a say in this aspect of our bodies, especially in this political climate.

Although I'm unsure about my specific stance on the whole "gender reveal extravaganza" I'm not sure that I would be able to wait a whole 9 months either!

Especially with the increase in use of social media! Gender reveals are as popular (and equally as intricate) as Sweet Sixteens as this point- but is it all to gain likes and popularity by oversharing the extensiveness of of ones personal life to all these strangers online?