For decades I've knelt on classroom floors, tied shoes, dried tears, and shaped how a whole generation of kids sees the world. I did it on wages that never let me save a thing, and now my back is done and my retirement account is nearly empty. I'm proud of every child I helped raise, and I'm scared of an old age I built for everyone but myself.
More people experience this than they realize.
You shaped a generation of children on poverty wages, and now you are aging out with pride, an empty retirement, and a worn-out body.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.