My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
Some things don't go back to normal, even after an apology. Once you've seen how someone can hurt you, you can't unsee it. You can forgive, and even laugh together like nothing happened, but a part of you will always remember how it felt.
And that changes everything.
as a woman it's so important that you learn how to be a Problem. I know what they taught you but fuck what you heard. you will people-please your way into an early grave