A discussion of racism in Israel, power imbalances causing marital discord, caring for dying parents, and how to help your kids avoid making cancer a habit.
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I also provide links to two other blog posts you should read on your own, with a goal to feature bloggers that have popped up on here before and/or that I read on my own.
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2 Things For You To Read:
#1: Cassi Upshaw writes a guest post on Wealthy Single Mommy, “What this single mom learned from caring for her dying parents”
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#2: Thomas Corley at Rich Habits says Don’t Make Cancer a Habit
2 Things I Read For You
#1
Source: The Luxe Strategist
Title: Thing My Mom Said: “What if he finds a new wife?”
Summary: Women need to understand family finances, even if they aren’t making day-to-day decisions. Unfortunately not all marriages last forever; you need to understand the finances in case of divorce, so you can have a sustainable lifestyle on your own. It also helps you make informed decisions on small and big financial decisions you are making on your own or as part of the family.
Conclusion: I agree with the author. You don’t need to be in exact lock step with your partner about financial goals, but you need to be going the same direction. To go in the same direction, both parties need some understanding of the finances, regardless of how spending/savings decisions are split (but perhaps especially if they are split). We’ve gotten better about this in our household, but I don’t think we have perfect harmony. I’ve made more of a proactive effort to ensure my wife is informed on our finances and her to give feedback, so we’re trending the right direction, even if we don’t always agree.
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#2
Source: Time
Title: What Palestine Taught Me About American Racism
Summary: Palestinians are being subjected to systematic discrimination by the government of Israel as well as many of the everyday citizens. It’s similar to the discrimination faced by African-Americans in the US, except in Israel no one tries to pretend it doesn’t exist. A telling quote:
“For once in my life I didn’t feel like the nigger. As I sat comfortably at a coffee shop, gawking at a group of Israeli soldiers harassing a Palestinian teenager, it was clear who was the nigger. My American passport, ironically, had awarded me a higher position in the social hierarchy of Jerusalem than it did in my hometown of Chicago. As insensitive as it sounds, it was almost a feeling of relief to be out of oppression’s crosshairs for a moment, albeit a very short one.”
Conclusion: There are obviously good and bad people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the world is mostly blind to the systemic discrimination faced by the every day, normal, happiness seeking Palestinians. A month ago, visitors from Project Rozana visited my university. Physicians from both sides of the political divide are united in this program to bring improved medical care to Palestine. They described how the Israeli government puts huge barriers up that make it incredibly hard for Palestinians to receive basic items, and how it takes almost Herculean effort for them to receive medical care that is readily available for all Israeli, Jewish citizens. Injustice is everywhere, and it’s telling that a black man from America can go somewhere and so clearly see racism where many others cannot, or will not.
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