Began reading another book by Jane Juska. I find her voice and insight rather engaging, and the title "Unaccompanied Women" made me curious as well. Per her words: Naming things and people may be necessary for efficiency's sake, but at the same time naming them tends to limit understanding as well as behavior.

She was specifically pondering the use of the words "slut" "nymphomaniac" and "promiscuous" but I see how her point about names applies to many things.. Society expects people to act certain ways based on our age, gender, heritage, marital status (why is it called that...like not being married is a non-status)....it's all such balderdash!!!

I'm working toward a more open mind and personally aiming toward "courageous" and "sane" for now...in time, perhaps I'll try some other monikers on for size as well.