Tag: Ageism

Mary, age 58, is trying to find a new job after being let go despite many years of service. After sending out over 1000 resumes, attending numerous interviews, and conducting a grueling job search that lasted over a year, Mary finally took a job at 60% of her salary. Although Mary had years of exper...

After many difficult dental procedures, I have developed a consistent sense of dread when I have to go to the dentist. After two bridges, several crowns and a failed dental implant, I work hard to remind myself that the point of going to the dentist is to have healthy, functional teeth, instead of o...

The man couldn’t speak, but he sure knew how to twerk. The outside concert wasn’t playing twerk music, but the disabled 45-year-old man didn’t care. He came to twerk, and that’s all there was to it. I watched as the man, let’s call him Silent Twerker, held onto th...