21
Jun
2012
2012
Buck the Labeling System, and Maybe I Didn’t Say “Buck”…
What’s Your Label?
I am pregnant. I am 40 years old. I am obviously a female. These are some of my more recent labels (except the female part, that’s always been there). Being 40 and 5ish months pregnant means that this is a pretty new label for me…and the 40 part is about 6 months new, so you get the idea. What does all of this mean? Well, what it means is that we like to label people. When I say “we” I mean doctors/teachers/employers/society/humans. It’s what we do. It makes us more comfortable when we can classify people into comfy little boxes that take away the unknown or any mystery or uniqueness. Read more >>
