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When you are down and out, wealthy Americans are there to kick, and knock you about. Photo by   Solal Ohayon   on  Unsplash . Originally published on Medium . . In mid 1974, seven months after my father lost his job, we were all a few weeks away from living in the street, Dick and Dot, myself and my four sisters. Thankfully, dad did get six months of severance pay, at 60% of his salary. Yes, that was better than nothing, but getting your pay cut 40% overnight will dramatically change your current, and near future perspective. Few Americans are able to continually save enough of their take home pay to cover such a deficit for very long. Luckily, dad was able to get a loan from his aunt. Shortly afterward he also found a job, or just into the eighth month of joblessness. Sadly, he was never able to regain the same financial footing; he died in debt 33 years later. . My birth family’s full story was not a terrible one. It came very close to an all too frequent tragedy, and never was the  

A revealing look at the puritanical twists & turns of patriarchal purity piracy. Photo by   Daniel Jensen   on  Unsplash . Originally published on Medium . Disclaimer : The essay I have written below is of my favorite type. It blends my love of history, facts, and satire. Otherwise, I like writing in the best boring dissertation style possible. Sadly, boring does not always suffice. I must warn you however, that my satire is very flexible, and not always recognizable as satire at first blush. I like sneaking into some of it. Also when I write in the first person, it may not be me alone I am referring to; it can be men in general. Essay Pertinent Background:   While   I may not be the best male dude to write about women, my knowledge is likely more personally informed than most other White men, and this essay is mostly   mansplaining men , and their views of women’s place in society. I write from the perspective of having 2 twenty-something daughters, and a wife, as well as growing