Privileged?
We didnโt just "fall" into our life here in the US. We hit the ground running from day one. Husband took whatever job he could get until he landed the one he truly wanted. It's what he knows. It's what he's good at. For the past 7 years, he's driven from state to state, site to site, keeping America's power grid serviced and maintained at all times. He doesn't work a standard 40-hour week; he averages 84 hours. Whether it snows, or whether it's sweltering. Some sites demand 24-hour cycles to get the job done. He sends his crew to sleep at night while he survives on 20 to 30 minute naps in his truck every 4 hours or so, sometimes pushing through for 4 days straight, only to pack up and head out to the next job. I sometimes don't see him for months at a time. Other times, I travel with him. Within four months, he was promoted to Ops Manager, running the entire US operations, after starting out as a maintenance technician.
We have never received one cent of financial assistance from the US government. Instead, we contribute directly to keeping the lights on for American families.
That's not privilege. It's called hard work and the right kind of pride.
This is exactly what the South African government took from us when we chose to shut down our company rather than hand over a large portion of it under their racist policies.
We left with one suitcase each and a few hundred dollars, built everything through sheer hard work and faith, and we remain forever grateful to America for the opportunity. No regrets.
We are appreciated. We are safe. We're not surviving, we're thriving. That's not privilege. That's called earning what you want.
@gvtcontractor Same reason you look at a manโs butthole and go eww. Brain has been rewired. How and why we donโt know. Nature or nurture..? ๐คท๐ป
@Africa_Dabra Eish not with you on this Karen. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Not anti gay but call it something else. Like a same sex Cohabitation agreement.