I Found My Parents Freezing In The Dark And Realized The Golden Years Are A Myth

mantle. Me at graduation. Me at my first job. They looked so proud. They had sacrificed everything—vacations, new cars, fancy clothes—so I could have a “better life.”

And what was I doing with that better life? I was sitting in meetings about synergy while they split pills in the dark.

I realized then that the “American Dream” they sold us was a lie.continue reading …