> family's wealth has been totally ruined by usury, an entire generation of hard work wasted > grandfather left penniless in his 80s after a reverse mortgage destroyed the equity in his home, my family's last home > dad blew $500k in retirement money while divorcing my mom and allowed an $800k house to go into foreclosure for $360k > the last two jobs i worked paid $7.25/hr and $16/hr, neither of which paid me more than $12,000 a year > having to start from the proverbial bottom, earning subsistence wages with absolutely no launchpad to a professional career except through law enforcement at $50k/yr yet i'm supposed to support children? why on earth would i bring kids into this situation? i can't provide anything for them. i barely have enough money for beer and cigarettes, and after i begin my career (which is uncertain and dangerous), i won't have any money left over after trying to save my family's home. kids should get a well-prepared launchpad consisting of a trust, a good education, a good upbringing, and a strong community. i can't offer any of that until i'm in my 40s at least. do you expect me to just throw them to the wolves, kick them out at 18 and cut contact?
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