Welcome! If you're on your own—by choice or by chance—join me to discuss the pleasure of independent life as well as the battles for equality yet to be won.
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My government has no shame.
This is about the Canada Pension Plan (the equivalent of Social Security in the USA).
I don’t for a moment wish this on anyone.
nautil.us/your-dementia-risk…
“An amazing amount of people will come on their own,” she said. “Especially after the first time, when they realize that everyone is friendly and will talk. That’s a very nice part of it.”thestar.com/entertainment/bo… via @torontostar
"...it includes all abusive conduct by which one intimate partner coerces and controls the other, thus depriving them of their autonomy."
I didn't know there WAS any autonomy in marriage...at least for women.
cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme…
I realize that most people aren't Canadian, but take a minute and look at the inequity for singles in Canada. Look below the charts to understand the reasons:
Attention: @thenocturnists is launching a new series called Trust in Medicine. There's an open call for stories from patients as well as clinicians. Could be a good place to highlight the inequities in medicine when it comes to single people. Submissions:
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These kinds of pieces are getting better. I just don’t understand why they keep invoking The Golden Girls and why it’s always about living together instead of close by, next door, or in the same building.
thestar.com/life/why-millenn…
Apparently, Harvard thinks we’re a phenomenon. “Ellen is a prime example of a phenomenon called solo aging.” N.B. The disrespect in this article, too, such as, “shriveled-up little lady.” health.harvard.edu/staying-h…
You need to watch this. Pete Hegseth is a follower of Wilson. If you can’t stomach it all, watch from 11:17 to hear his plan for a patriarchy. Know your enemies. Douglas Wilson is one. youtu.be/qFeIO0ZjdF8?si=Ge2W…
Social Security benefits rules disadvantage divorced and prematurely-widowed older adults (esp. women). Learn why in new WLS analysis (with L. Wang & P. Smock) @BU_Tweets @PopAssocAmerica @CCF_Families @geronsociety @ASA_SALC @asa_families @UWSoc academic.oup.com/gerontologi…
I don’t know why they never include straight-up competition and financial differences in these analyses. theguardian.com/wellness/ng-…
The CBC has been running this ad for some time. It's nauseating but even more than that, it's infuriating because the CBC is funded in part by taxpayers, a good portion of whom have chosen to live independently and who pay taxes! Write and tell them so!
ispot.tv/ad/TpHi/datemyage-c…
My brother & SIL are in Albania presently, so I searched for a bookstore that sold “Single at Heart” by @belladepaulo in Albanian for them to bring back for me as a souvenir. Haven’t found one yet, but I did find this article:
tvklan.al/akoma-beqar-e-ti-1…
