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There was a time when someone would ask me how I was doing and my reply would be
“I can’t complain.” Today I can’t truthfully say that. As is the cycle of my adult life, I have suffered a career setback, am kinda, but not in a relationship, stress eating, and the rent is increasing.
Separately these may not seem like a big deal, but it seems that things are compounding and I want nothing more than to catch a break. Why can’t I have the career I want, be in a loving, healthy relationship, and be solvent. I long for the years between 2002-2006 when life seemed promising.
That’s the fallacy of the American Dream. When you are fresh out of college your future looks bright. 10 years later I am just trying to get by. I put on a brave face, but it’s hard.
Dealing with life’s setbacks is a skill that it takes time to handle. No one ever masters it. Works in progress in a recession, oppression ridden Not So United States of Fallacy.
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