I'm 54 and anti-period now and I have not felt invisible or old at all. In fact, the idea that I was old and invisible after menopause never occurred to me until I read this OP-ed. Thank you for trying to drag me into your abyss Margaret Renkl. Get a grip. You arent old.
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Articles that reinforce stereotypes are depressing. This is the second or third column by this writer that I thought was dead wrong.
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If you wade through the comments to the article, there are a few women who take exception to the article. It was deeply troubling to me that the author equates visibility with male attention and can't imagine a world in which women, young or old, can simply go about life. It's 1
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Exactly!!! Thank you for clarifying my irritation for me. In hindsifjt, I should not have bashed the author, but maybe suggested that the rigors of menopause has left her depleted. Weed helps. Just sayin.
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Frankly, I thought criticism was more than justified.
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Oh how I love this piece! It’s so validating, kind and warm. Like a gentle welcome to the club most of us fear (but if we enter have lived to middle age). I started early w/ hot flashes & rock what I call the “Menopause Mohawk” invisible to men, yes, but finally visible to me!
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Let me express my love for invisibility in the New York Times.
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Menopause made me sweaty.
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In Opinion Ed Board contributor
@sarahjeong writes, “kill all whites".pic.twitter.com/1PixmLtHzl
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Menopause does not at all mean end of sexual life rather it is more beautiful, no tension of pregnancy, no contraceptive required. Feel real joy, nothing artificial. Only condition, husband & wife have to think same way & treat each other as newly wedded. Live a matchless life.
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amen sister ! NYT ! Great writing ! I get it !
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You sound dispondant in your writing. Been there.This is a brilliant time in my life.I can be who I want to be. I am no longer shackeled by societies wants. No more games to play, no social norms to balance. I LOVE who I can become & who I remember myself to be. OLD? Brand new.
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