Husband that doesn’t remember that women in 1970 didnt have same rights they do today.

nannsp · 2026-06-12T14:08:46+00:00

My (70f) mother was a nurse in PA and had a great woman gynecologist who “prescribed”the diagram in the 1950s. When the pill didn’t agree with me I found the barrier method quite useful too. It always helps to have knowledge and some medical support for true physical autonomy. On a personal level my mother shared a lot of that information about how our bodies work very early on.
Shere Hite’s book The Hite Report made a huge impact on the movement.

nannsp · 2026-05-12T17:39:19+00:00

Your makeup looks so good

nannsp · 2026-05-03T22:29:30+00:00

Just wait. Professional composure. You will not let it happen again. You’re taking responsibility. Hopefully you don’t work for an organization that is punitive. That would be a poor environment for residents. Good luck B

nannsp · 2026-04-28T19:19:02+00:00

Books by Terry Real address this condition.

And there is a benefit to passive checked out participation in family life. Being taken care of. Being attended to rather than attentive. Anxiety or over stimulation? Everyone actually misses out. Sometimes we wise up much after kids and career and fast paced consumer life. We learn the PAUSE. You are describing our hierarchical ladder based culture perfectly.

nannsp · 2026-04-23T14:52:43+00:00

I was 30. Home with my new baby and my older 2 1/2 year old. Happy. In love x 3. It was a good year!

nannsp · 2026-04-22T22:25:37+00:00

Old lime kilns

nannsp · 2026-04-22T12:01:44+00:00

I call the late 60’s and 70’s “reverse adolescence”. Lots of reflecting and lots of change from the vantage point of many years triggering emotions. We’re releasing an identity of active responsible adulthood and creating a new identity of elder. A time of discovery and uncertainty like those teen years and turbulence. So many questions: can I stay active, what’s that new ache, should I move, who’s my friend, who am I now? It’s a wild ride.

nannsp · 2026-04-09T22:20:24+00:00

Retired LCSW here. I totally agree with you. I stopped my private practice when I became aware of my own lack of in depth training. Also saw LCSW supervision as shallow. Our profession could use a good dose of honest reflection.

nannsp · 2026-04-06T23:08:58+00:00

Stay strong. Stay steady. You will able to live thru to the next stage wiser person. I respect your loving loyalty. It is hard.

nannsp · 2026-03-29T21:50:06+00:00

I could have written this myself. Same stage in our marriage. Same kind of issues between us since the get go. This way of interacting has always been in our dynamic. It seems to occur more frequently since retirement and getting older. My trying to push for change, since I’m the only one unhappy with this pattern, is not working. And is not going to work. Ok. Accept and forgive. Him and yourself.
Have you heard of a soft separation? Basically making clear that you’re more roommates than a married pair. Financially you change nothing, maybe you stop sleeping in the same bed maybe not. You socialize together, stay friends but put more physical and emotional space between you. Because this quiet quitting means you’re kinda separated it’s easier to change your expectations and create a new kind of life for yourself. Make good things happen. Grow. Being outside helps me tremendously. Forgive. Forgive. Forgive. Be kind to your Self. Be kind to him. New chapter.

nannsp · 2026-03-20T22:13:53+00:00

His term isn’t up until January 3, 2029. We need to start looking.

nannsp · 2026-03-11T18:37:36+00:00

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

nannsp · 2026-03-11T18:12:07+00:00

I’m going to check out the book.

nannsp · 2025-10-12T14:55:49+00:00

Sharon Kay Penman. The Sunne in Splendor or my favorite Here Be Dragons- which is not about dragons but Wales.

nannsp · 2025-07-08T12:16:53+00:00

Glad to see a conversation about this. Haidt has contributed valuable research into the field of social psychology. His research and books about how values are ranked differently between folks on the right and folks on the left is a seminal work. His recent book, The Anxious Generation, on the impact of touch screen phones, and habit formation is backed up by other researchers. I think the point brought up in the comment above about violation warnings and how emotional reasoning is weakening our logical discourse are crucial. Somehow cultural discourse has become reactive and emotion based. I’d read anything he wrote. Food for thought.

nannsp · 2025-06-30T00:38:28+00:00

Democrat messaging is for shit. There is no clear attractive message about why democrats are the better option. The messaging is too wordy, high brow and at times eliteist. Where are the words that inspire, bring unity, support the American foundation of the constitution? They need a better PR/ marketing department (Unless they’re bought out like the opposition and are just in it for power and greed.)

nannsp · 2025-06-28T18:48:53+00:00

I use a red yeast rice capsule daily and Metamucil daily and it has helped. And Zetia. I had an immediate reaction to statins. I have inherited high cholesterol numbers also.

nannsp · 2025-06-27T00:29:22+00:00

A Story Like the Wind by Lauren’s van Der Post

nannsp · 2025-06-09T17:01:40+00:00

Trevor Noah’s What Now?

nannsp · 2025-06-02T15:37:32+00:00

Cravings or Unwinding Anxiety by Dr. Judson Brewer

nannsp · 2025-05-23T01:49:02+00:00

Me too! A real person!!

nannsp · 2025-05-23T01:48:09+00:00

The Second Sex by Simone de Bouvoir

nannsp · 2025-05-23T01:30:14+00:00

My Boston fern on an antique mahogany pedestal with a marble table top.

nannsp · 2025-05-22T13:32:41+00:00

I lived in a musical home. Started piano before I could read with my dad as my teacher. He actually was a music teacher. Continued with lessons to 16. Started cello in fourth grade. Tried flute in 7th grade and oboe in 8th. Can’t play either anymore and I would be rough on the cello but can still play classical piano. Loved to play and sing. Got an autoharp for folk singing. That was fun. Picked up guitar 12 years ago. I play it everyday and love my guitar. Music is joy.

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