Despite my dad’s fifty years of hard work, I still feel that his retirement savings ought to be mine

struggling.

I truly am. But I worked hard my entire life to reach this moment. To have the freedom to do the one thing I’ve always wanted to do.”

“And what about what I want?

What I need?” I demanded. “What you want is for me to fund your lifestyle. What you need…” he paused, seeming to choose his words carefully, “is to learn that my purpose in life isn’t to solve your financial problems.”

“So that’s it?

After everything, you’re just going to abandon me for a motorcycle trip?” I knew I sounded childish, but couldn’t stop myself. Dad looked at me for a long moment, then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out an envelope. “I wasn’t going to give you this, because I wanted you to understand something first.

But maybe this will help.”

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