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I was recently relocated to Chattanooga by the Postal Service due to the closing of the Remote Encoding Center I worked at in Bowling Green, KY. I had just started my first semester at WKU majoring in Nursing. Since I had recently built a house, my options were to get a lower paying job and lose my house or to move and rent my house out until I have my degree. I chose the latter. I've travelled throughout Europe with my friends and sisters which I consider the highlight of my life experiences to date. I come from a family of 6 kids--4 girls and 2 boys ranging in ages 18 to 34. Only my youngest brother is married at this point.

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

non-gender-specific words

Why isn't there a non-gender-specific word for nieces and nephews or for aunts and uncles? After all, brothers and sisters are siblings, sons and daughters are children, mothers and fathers are parents, grandmothers and grandfathers are grandparents, grandsons and grandaughters are grandchildren. There really needs to be one word for nieces and nephews and one for aunts and uncles. It's discrimination. Maybe we need to invent one....any suggestions?

posted by Sara | 11:47 PM

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