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"  Recently, one of my Facebook friends who I&amp;#039;ve known since middle school announced she was pregnant. I am happy she is expecting a baby, but here&amp;#039;s the thing: Notifications like that freak me the eff out, especially since they are so frequent on my feed. And I&amp;#039;m only 24. Whenever I see someone I grew up with is either engaged or expecting a little bundle of joy, so many feelings stir up inside me. This is what usually happens: Utter Shock Obviously, getting married or having a bun in the oven is generally surprising. But seriously. WTFFF?! This is where I get all judge-y. I think the following things:  &amp;quot;Um, we&amp;#039;re in our early twenties. You&amp;#039;re waaay too young to be getting hitched or giving birth. DON&amp;#039;T YOU HAVE OTHER ASPIRATIONS?! Like...a kick-ass career?&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ve been dating the same dude since high school. Are you REALLY sure he&amp;#039;s The One?&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;BABIES RUIN EVERYTHING. They are really awesome and will give you a ton of love, but really. Your life will change DRASTICALLY. FOR THE NEXT 18 YEARS, THAT THING IS YOURS. ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?! Also, they&amp;#039;re kind of expensive.&amp;quot; Texting Friends This is where I start texting my close girlfriends who knew that person. &amp;quot;Can you buh-lieve So-And-So is preggers?! You&amp;#039;re not pregnant, RIGHT?!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Um...So-And-So is engaged. That&amp;#039;s like the third engagement I&amp;#039;ve seen this month.&amp;quot; My friends are usually in the same state of disbelief as me. The usual response is: &amp;quot;STOP. JUST STOP.&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;OMG. GETTING ON FACEBOOK RIGHT. NOW.&amp;quot; Self-Reflection And then I get all preach-y to myself. I like to look within about everything in my life and really understand why I feel the way I feel. I mean, who really gives a fluck if these girls are getting engaged or pregnant?! It&amp;#039;s their business (that they just broadcasted to the entire Internet). So then I start to wonder if maybe I&amp;#039;m internally jealous of their lives. I am nowhere near getting hitched or knocked up. (READ: I AM SINGLE AND READY TO MINGLE. CALL ME, JASON.) Okay. I&amp;#039;m probably a little jealous. Come to Reality And then I snap out of it because I realize that my life is freaking awesome. I still think these girls are cray cray for marrying and mating so early in their lives, but whatever. That&amp;#039;s their life choices. Not mine. ...So who wants to go grab some dranks and celebrate our singleness? Want more from Dara? Follow her on Facebook and Twitter @dadeeyo. Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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