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In reply to the discussion: The Conclusions of a Working Class "Taker" [View all]Oscarmonster13
(209 posts)and yes, you and your parents and everyone else struggling to make this life is a damn hero!
I know exactly what you mean, I have been struggling to get on my feet my entire adult life it seems. I keep wondering when things are gonna work out...and the sad reality is that I probably won't know financial freedom until my parents pass on and I get inheritance. (My dad worked for the phone co for over 35 years and managed to save, buy stocks and property...because in the 70's you could DO that. He built our home with his bare hands, so he never had to make a house payment. He bought what he could afford, no credit or debt for him. no way. They are pushing 80 now and it scares me.) I hate the idea that I can't make it on my own, but the reality is that you really need a two or three income household these days, especially if you have kids, which I am fortunate enough to have...though dad is a deadbeat and not present.
I have recently gone back to school to get my BA because I figured if the economy was gonna be in the toilet for another couple years I'd at least be more competitive when job seeking. But I am 44 and the idea of a traditional job is less and less appealing, and probably les of an option as I get older. So I am hoping to make my own career, blending my gifts and talents into something lucrative. All I can do is hope, and try, and work hard on making something worthwhile that the world may find valuable ...
I love your rant/words/letter ...wish I could copy it and send it to many people I know that could use the lift.
Keep being a hero! to you and your folks...enjoy them while you have them, I love mine more and more each year.