Honestly I will never get over how nice it is when people use they/them pronouns for me. My whole life I always flinched a little when people used "she," but I had basically gotten used to it, the way you get used to an achey knee. And then, when the pain goes away, you can't believe how much energy you were using to suppress that pain. Anyway, this is just to say thanks everybody for using they/them pronouns for me because it's a relief every time.
@annaleen I was just describing The Terraformers to my mom and she asked (for the dozenth time) about singular they. It led to a really good conversation about identity and how much less people have to hide what they’re like now compared to when she was a kid 60-80 years ago.
@JoshuaACNewman that makes me so happy! 🫎
@annaleen I think she’s going to have to have this conversation with a grandkid pretty soon so I’m easing the way.