Women over 50 have learned to roll with the punches. We’ve suffered our share of slights as society attempts to marginalize us, make us feel irrelevant, and acts like our age alone is something that diminishes out worth. We hear the condescension couched in terms such as “sweetie,” “dear,” and “young lady,” and we recognize [...]
Boomer women have long been known for our chutzpah. So rather than fading into the margins of society once we hit fifty, we chose to become anything but invisible. Perhaps it was due to our vast numbers, our revolutionary spirit, or maybe it was menopause and the energy generated by a communal hot flash of [...]
If you’re a woman over 50, you well remember the great nature versus nurture debate. As the gender battles raged in the early seventies, women fought hard to emerge from our so-called “predetermined role” as second-class citizens. We fervently believed that, with the same advantages and upbringing gifted to our brothers, women could also achieve [...]
As women over 50, we’ve seen our fair share of holidays come and go. But memories fade and images of Christmas long ago can get lost in the mists of time. Recently I received one of those “remember when” emails… and it took my breath away! The ghost of Christmas past temporarily roasted my chestnuts [...]
As women over 50, our humbug might be showing. When Jack Frost starts nipping at our nose, it likely means our joints are aching. As our hearing becomes less acute, it’s harder to hear the jing-jing-jingling of sleigh bells—merry as they may be. And as far as decking the halls…. well, that’s a lot of [...]
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