The Upside of Being Old During a Pandemic
For some old people, life during the pandemic is so unbearable, they are giving up. Being cut off from visits, socializing, and other activities that brought them joy may have been tolerable for a while,
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Should You Be Able to Opt Out Even if You Are Not in a Risk Category?
Some kinds of jobs, such as teaching, can potentially be performed either in person or online. But if schools don’t offer all teachers the option of working from home, then who will be granted that privilege and how will that be decided?
...What to Expect from Your Adopted Child: Insights from Behavioral Genetics
When I was teaching at the University of Virginia, my colleagues included some of the most eminent researchers in the field of behavioral genetics. Their work was respected and admired.
...Unbroken by Divorce: 80 Percent or More Are Resilient
What happens to your health and well-being after you get divorced? Very different answers have been proposed. Which of the following two do you think is correct?
...Do Adoptive Parents Have the Right to Write about Their Children? Kay Trimberger Responds
Kay Trimberger and I have been discussing her inspiring new memoir, Creole Son: An Adoptive Mother Untangles Nature and Nurture. I learned so much from her book and from our discussions.
...Views On Racism: A White Mother With A Black Son
I first got to know Professor E. Kay Trimberger from her 2005 book, The New Single Woman. It was a delight to discover such a thoughtful and carefully researched book that defied all the prevailing “poor me,
...The Community of Single People: Happy Birthday, We’re 5 Years Old
Five years ago, in July 2015, I started an online group, the Community of Single People, to discuss every aspect of single life except dating or other attempts to escape single life.
...She Challenged Food Distribution Practices that Left Single People Hungry – and Won
[Bella’s intro: Recently, I wrote about new research showing that during the COVID-19 pandemic, single people in the U.S. have been going hungry more often than married people.
...Invited to a Baby Shower? What If You Just Aren’t into That?
[Bella’s intro: Maxine Trump (no relation) has thought a lot about the choice of whether or not to have kids. In fact, she directed a new film about it,
...The Happy Single Mom, and Why People Want Her to Keep Her Happiness to Herself
I love hearing stories of happy single people of every variety – women and men and singles who do not identify as either, young and old, rich and poor, queer and straight,
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