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

jealousy, sure. They have health insurance. They have 401k matching. They have weekends off.

But then I came home. I pulled into the driveway.

The porch light was on.

Not the old, yellow, dying bulb. But the bright, crisp LED I screwed in.

It cut through the darkness. It announced to the street, to the neighborhood, and to the world: People live here. continue reading …