Tag: Ageism

  • Sweatin’ to the Oldies

    Sweatin’ to the Oldies

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    People seem to take great joy in judging other people by what they wear, how they look, even their age. If you do the social media thing you might have seen that my day did not start out so well. I had stumbled onto a series of tweets that started with. “Men over 55 arriving…

  • Exclusive starts with Exclude

    Exclusive starts with Exclude

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    We are a culture obsessed with youth and beauty and while I was once young, I was never beautiful and that gave me pause when I thought about writing this. Am I angry because by the fact of my age and looks I am excluded from this group? After much discussion with Molly and others…

  • Yesterday, when I was young

    Yesterday, when I was young

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    Once upon a time I was young …and I didn’t know anything. I thought I knew everything, (a regular part of being young) I didn’t, but I did know one thing. That was to listen. Once again this is perhaps as symptom of being born when I was. Seen but not heard was a regular…