The We Do Not Care Club puts words — and viral hashtags — to a truth many have lived quietly: Black women at midlife are done performing.
Many Black women over 50 are finding freedom in letting go of what people think. Credit: Eye for Ebony/Unsplash
This post was originally published on Defender Network
By ReShonda Tate
There comes a moment in most Black women’s lives when the dam breaks. The filter falls off. The “yes ma’ams” fade. The carefully crafted responses disappear. And the smile you’ve been told to plaster on your face for decades becomes optional.
For many of us, that moment comes right around 50 — when the hot flashes hit, the kids are grown (or close enough) and society’s long list of expectations no longer moves us.
We simply stop caring.
And that’s a beautiful thing.
#BlackWomenOver50 #UnapologeticLiving #MidlifeFreedom
