5. “Getting stretch marks is my biggest fear about getting pregnant.”
Most people associate stretch marks with having a baby, but before I was anywhere near thinking about the possible changes my body might undergo during a pregnancy, I developed stretch marks on my thighs and boobs at 13. Maybe living with stretch marks for more than a decade has desensitized me to that initial feeling of horror I felt when those lines appeared on my body, but I can’t help but get a little miffed when people talk about stretch marks like they’re monsters lurking beneath your skin just waiting to sabotage your tummy, especially relative to something as empowering as being pregnant.