All My Friends Are Pregnant, and All I Feel Is Fear

I’m not sure what’s scarier: losing touch with my friends when they become parents, or becoming one myself

Karie Fugett
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readJan 13, 2019

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OOne of my closest friends told me she was pregnant the other night over taco salads. I imagined us a year from then, sitting in her living room; Her, sitting across from me in her pajamas — her son…

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Karie Fugett
Human Parts

I’m human, just like you. Author of ALIVE DAY (Dial Press, 2023). More about me @ https://kariefugett.wordpress.com/