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August 30, 2010
One Step at a Time
I just couldn’t bring myself to do it- buy reading glasses, that is. It’s ridiculous, really. I’ve recently started walking around town in five finger shoes which my daughter calls monkey fashion (she won’t be seen with me when I’m wearing them), and they have attracted some amused snorts. Well, fair enough.
August 23, 2010
Looking Backwards Periodically
I remember my first period, but like most women, I won’t know my last period at the time. When I reach a calendar year without a period, menopause will be official, but it will be an over-the-shoulder realization, rather than the facing-the-future realization of the first. Most women will go through years of perimenopause leading up to that unknown finale.
August 9, 2010
Don’t Get Your Safe Sex Info at the Movies
We talked about the sex scenes (no spoiler alert needed) after seeing The Kids are All Right, which we both liked and disliked for various reasons. Bronwyn and I work with HIV+ women, so we can’t help but discuss how sexuality is portrayed in movies, and what kind of safe sex messaging does and doesn’t play out. I think that anyone over fourteen can get cynical about messaging around sex when you watch movies, whether you work in the sex ed field or not.
August 2, 2010
Midlife Flings, Flavours, and Family Sex Education
I get to read a lot on this job, which I love, although it can make me feel like a cartoon character with a spinning head. I’m always on the prowl for interesting items on sexual health, building relationships, safe sex communication, and talking honestly and powerfully about sexuality. I can’t use everything I [...]
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