PSA: Thank Your Mom On Your Birthday

    Or whoever else needs it.

    So it's your birthday, and you want to celebrate.

    I get it, it's the anniversary of YOU entering the world, and you're SO HAPPY to be here.

    Let's take a quick trip down memory lane to see what actually happened on the day of your birth.

    You were in a warm sac snuggling against your mom's fluffy insides.

    On "your" birthday, after freeloading IN HER BODY FOR NINE MONTHS — her water broke, most likely ruining something she loved, like her bed.

    Followed by painful contractions that gently rocked you back and forth.

    This was your mom.

    This was you.

    This was your dad.

    This was you.

    FOR 8 TO 18-PLUS HOURS

    So next time you're asking your parents for something for "your" birthday.

    Maybe take a step back and think, What can I get them? Lord knows your mom will never get her vajayjay back.

    FYI, the adoption/surrogate process is just as emotionally long and painful as a physical birth is, so you're not exempt from this if that's how you got here.