“There is nothing wrong with a C on your report card as long as you are searching for your gifts.” – Lori Wardian
“Don’t ever rely on a man for your financial security. This was advice from my mom in the 1960s. She was a career woman and a feminist. My dad was sporadically employed. When I started working, she encouraged me to contribute the max to my 401k before I really understood what a 401k was.” – Meegan Holland
“My grandmother used to tell me, when things got bad in my life, not to worry because ‘it all comes out in the wash.’ ” – Ralph P. Fontcuberta, III
“My mom always said, ‘If you treat people the way you want to be treated, you”ll never have trouble sleeping.’ ” – Roberta Bruhn
“When I was raising teenagers, [my mom] told me that teenagers are on a roller coaster full of ups and downs — but that as tempting as it would be to get on the ride with them, it would be better for all of us if I stayed on the ground.” – Kelly Ramsey
“When I was growing up, I asked a lot of questions, and my mom always said, ‘You’re smart. Figure it out.’ This got me to dig deeper and believe in myself. As a parent now, I’m pretty sure she just wanted me to stop bothering her, but it made me a more confident and competent human, so I’ll take it!” – Elizabeth Shen
“Pretty doesn’t buy the groceries.’ While not super helpful in the moment, [and] usually said when I was concerned about clothes, she was right. Growing up as a teen girl, the focus on beauty was extreme, and my mom’s feminist perspective has helped shape my lens of the world.” – Sarah Switzer
“My mom always said when I was complaining about someone, ‘It takes all kinds of people to make a world.’ ” – Judy Peters
What word would be next to your name in the dictionary?
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Celebratory vibes are coming your way as your family starts to grow. The love that you have experienced this year has brought your life full circle. Success can come in so many forms, and you have been highly favored in your finances and on the personal front.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Consider it “What if productivity is about managing your energy, not just about managing your time? What if it’s about doing things to keep ourselves functional tomorrow – not just burning ourselves out trying to maximize today! Are there times when we must work hard? Work to exhaustion? Sure. But the point is to build a system -or at least, make sure we’re building toward a system- that does demand relentlessness. The point is to build something we can maintain.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
I love the Op-Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader
It should be known by now among providers and advocates alike that women of color, particularly Black women, are more susceptible to pregnancy-related complications. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has been shown to exacerbate this unfortunate reality.
Instead of repeatedly reporting the numbers and statistics in research findings that emphasize the threat of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women, we need to directly address the systemic barriers preventing women in marginalized communities from receiving the best possible care before, during and after their pregnancies. If we already know that long-standing inequality and deep-rooted racism within the health care system are what drive disproportionate care among Black women, then providers should take the appropriate steps to make sure that Black patients, especially mothers-to-be, are listened to.
Part of adapting to the changing cultural landscape is listening to concerns of marginalized groups, and I believe that it is essential for providers to consider one’s concerns, stressors and fears in patient care. The U.S. currently has among the highest maternal mortality rates in the world for a country so industrialized and equipped with modern technology. We must act now to stop these preventable deaths, like Tori Bowie’s, from persisting.
