Background photo by Duncan Kidd (@We_the_royal) Here's a tiny fact to tuck into your pocket: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day is observed every year on September 9th — and that date is no accident. The 9th day of the 9th month represents the 9 months of pregnancy. Somebody out there was very clever, and honestly, we respect it. FASD Day exists to raise awareness about the effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, and while that might sound like heavy territory for a blog post, awareness days are really just gentle reminders that knowledge is a kind of care. Understanding something — really sitting with it — is one of the quieter, more powerful ways we look out for each other. You don't have to be a doctor or a parent or an expert to simply know a little more today than you did yesterday. That's genuinely enough. And here's the thing about awareness days: there is always something worth celebrating. Today, that something is the researchers, caregi...