Beige Gardens
A Riot Grrl’s Guide to Taking Care of an Aging Boomer
COMING 2026
PLEASE NOTE: This Blog is not meant to replace medical treatment or a potential Asset Map that should be made by the corporate charities, but is meant as a space to share resources.
It is incomplete as I orient myself more to the caregiving industry, if you have tools to share please see the form below.
And just like any advice from any one, listen at your own risk. I’m not a medical professional, a paralegal, I’m a Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, take me with a grain of salt, and — remember my complaints are about people from organizations that are pulling a salary off my glorious misery.
This is an easier read.
So you have to take care of the demented?
At this point, we’re not waiting for the caregiving community to clear a path. We must forge our own. But why listen to me? I’m just a storyteller.
This is my Happy Place
If you can be a ween Nun, be a weed nun.
Canada’s favourite drug is a double edged sword, and essential to not going crazy. (Warning: this opinion includes talk about forging new neural pathways, breaking up with toxic family systems, and playing video games like a teenager)
This stock image is a lie, no one is this happy when someone else beats them at mario kart
Why Gen X HAS to be better at getting Old
‘Ok, Boomer’ isn’t just a punch line. It’s a way of life. This is a list of why we suck at taking care of people, but how Kathleen Hanna made us better at being taken care of.
“When culture is based on a dominator model, not only will it be violent, but it will frame all relationships as power struggles.”
Looking for something specific? Reach out and I’ll do my best.
I’m not paid to do this, nor am I supported by any of these services
I’m learning as I go, so if you have something to share to the community - please do!
Caregiving is specific to the caregiver and recipient, no one should ever tell you how it is …including me.