In this excellent list of non-patriarchal life events that deserve to be celebrated, I would like to add becoming post-menopausal, aka 'croning' ceremonies. It's the beginning of a whole new chapter of a woman's life, not the end of the (ageist, sexist, pronatalist, patriarchal) story :)
Such a good post, thank you for this. My personal one, as a single millennial constantly fighting increasing rents in the big city, is that I'm about to move in to a one-bedroom apartment all by myself!
Thank you for reading Vicki! Throw the gathering! We need to be marking that occasion, like Jody says above, its the start of a whole new life chapter, certainly something worth celebrating.
I love this! YES! If the mood is right, I send my friends congratulations cards for separations and divorces. You are absolutely right that we are lazy and boring in the milestones we celebrate.
Great article. I would like to celebrate the day the hairdresser cut the last strands of dyed hair off my head and declared me 'totally natural'. I was 50 and I felt liberated. My mum is 80 and still dyes her hair (we are a strange pair to look at, the daughter with grey hair and the mum with dark locks). I don't have anything against hair dyeing ( I did it since I was 16) but I couldn't wait to embrace this next part of my life.
Thank for reading Rebecca, it means the world and I’m glad you liked it!
I LOVE women that embrace their greys! I can imagine how liberating that must have felt. A big F you to sexist beauty standards too, a fantastic thing to celebrate 🙌🏻
Thanks Katie… yes a F to those impossible (and profit inducing) beauty standards. Liberation for women from all the ‘standards’ of this patriarchal society. I’m doing it my way. Glad you are doing it yours too. 🙌
In this excellent list of non-patriarchal life events that deserve to be celebrated, I would like to add becoming post-menopausal, aka 'croning' ceremonies. It's the beginning of a whole new chapter of a woman's life, not the end of the (ageist, sexist, pronatalist, patriarchal) story :)
A croning ceremony sounds glorious!!! I love reading and listening to your work and ideas on croning Jody. It makes me excited to age
Such a good post, thank you for this. My personal one, as a single millennial constantly fighting increasing rents in the big city, is that I'm about to move in to a one-bedroom apartment all by myself!
Thank you so much for reading, it means so much that you came here.
And moving to your own place this is HUGE, especially in these crazy times!!!! Congratulations!!! I hope you do something lovely to celebrate :)
Congrats Pamela !!! That’s huge
I love this !!! ❤️
Thanks Brenna! 🤍
Yes to this! I have been musing on throwing a women's gathering when I hit the magic one year menopause marker 😃🥳
Thank you for reading Vicki! Throw the gathering! We need to be marking that occasion, like Jody says above, its the start of a whole new life chapter, certainly something worth celebrating.
Love this!!! Another milestone- The start of the “no more fucks to give” years 😂 or does that coincide with peri 🤔🙃
I don’t know but I’m here for it! And all these parties will have a 9pm finish time :)
I love this! YES! If the mood is right, I send my friends congratulations cards for separations and divorces. You are absolutely right that we are lazy and boring in the milestones we celebrate.
Great article. I would like to celebrate the day the hairdresser cut the last strands of dyed hair off my head and declared me 'totally natural'. I was 50 and I felt liberated. My mum is 80 and still dyes her hair (we are a strange pair to look at, the daughter with grey hair and the mum with dark locks). I don't have anything against hair dyeing ( I did it since I was 16) but I couldn't wait to embrace this next part of my life.
Thank for reading Rebecca, it means the world and I’m glad you liked it!
I LOVE women that embrace their greys! I can imagine how liberating that must have felt. A big F you to sexist beauty standards too, a fantastic thing to celebrate 🙌🏻
Thanks Katie… yes a F to those impossible (and profit inducing) beauty standards. Liberation for women from all the ‘standards’ of this patriarchal society. I’m doing it my way. Glad you are doing it yours too. 🙌