This #FridayQuestion feels so utterly subjective and maybe grounded in your political leanings but Orient Express speedy, I’m moving forward anyway because your comments a few weeks back on the hill you would (or would not!) die on moved me in this direction.
I wonder if my friend Bev, an abortion provider, would say she’d like people to talk more about why access for all matters (and not the terrible pregnant 10 year olds exceptions that are often the focal point)when we talk about why abortion is essential healthcare?
No surprise I wish people would talk more about impact of interpersonal trauma. I’ve often been of the belief that the way into this conversation was to lead with science (“your brain can change because of the abuse you suffered” kind of data) but what seems to happen with that is that the stories of adult survivors aren’t discussed as often because their brains aren’t as malleable as kids.
Or should we be talking more about why walking to school matters? Or why people should make more of an effort to know their neighbors?
Ableism! A lot of people don't even know what the word is. I didn't hear it myself until I was in my late thirties. Can you believe it? A form of oppression that's been hounding me all my life, and yet nobody had ever told me there was a name for it.
Count me in for more conversations on ableism. And also naming (for me) that sometimes conversation means a lot more listening and reflecting than speaking.
But also, just feelings in general. I am so tired of people not talking about the feelings underneath what's going on. I realize I have a capacity not all do, but I can only spend so much time talking about memes or to do lists or even how to solve problems without getting to the fabric underneath it all...
100% agree, Julia! Love the "joy" idea and absolutely wish we could talk more about realness and feelings. And I'm also a TERRIBLE small talker because so often those conversations feel like weather, shows and pieces of life that don't feel meaningful to me. (And fine if they matter to others, of course. I'm just not your gal for pretty much anything TV, hahaha!)
Ableism! A lot of people don't even know what the word is. I didn't hear it myself until I was in my late thirties. Can you believe it? A form of oppression that's been hounding me all my life, and yet nobody had ever told me there was a name for it.
Great one! And yes to as an able bodied person doing more listening and being an ally than talking. Thanks, Allison.
The experience of that thing being named...
Count me in for more conversations on ableism. And also naming (for me) that sometimes conversation means a lot more listening and reflecting than speaking.
JOY 😁
But also, just feelings in general. I am so tired of people not talking about the feelings underneath what's going on. I realize I have a capacity not all do, but I can only spend so much time talking about memes or to do lists or even how to solve problems without getting to the fabric underneath it all...
100% agree, Julia! Love the "joy" idea and absolutely wish we could talk more about realness and feelings. And I'm also a TERRIBLE small talker because so often those conversations feel like weather, shows and pieces of life that don't feel meaningful to me. (And fine if they matter to others, of course. I'm just not your gal for pretty much anything TV, hahaha!)
Definitely. I know so many adults that can't even answer the question "what brings you joy."