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My Impossible (Pathetic) Dream [1]

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Date: 2023-03-28

What is the American Dream? I don't know anymore. Is it to not die by gun violence or is it to live in a gun/CO2 saturated environment?

It seems the expectation has always been to get married and to start a family and with that comes the expectation of purchasing a Single Family House -a house not a condo and not a town/row house in a housing development with a bunch of other Single Family Houses.

But what is the reality?

The reality is there are more single people these days to include those who never married and those who never procreated (gasp, check on your fragile gun obsessed neighbors some of whom are bitter that independent critical thinking women aren't submitting to their every sick/twisted wish/desire).

Housing developments aren't designed with those people in mind. No, only a certain type of like minded villagers can help raise our future generation: wealthy able bodied fair skin male-female couples.

It takes a village but it takes a diverse village. We're lacking the diversity and of course we are because of the wealth gap. It is much easier to buy a home on a joint income and with deductions -err, I mean children.

Those of us (the majority) who don't fit the cookie cutter money hungry housing mold, should be thankful as we can live in a condo with noisy inconsiderate neighbors or a town/row house which is fantastic if you have mobility issues.

Our housing market works like something like this: A young couple gets married and has their starter home, then they move to a bigger home because it is expected they procreate, and then their health deteriorates and they have to downsize. In other words, the housing market doesn't want you to buy a forever home and they don't want elderly folks in a single family neighborhood. That's okay, we have a ghetto, I mean development for you. Don't you want to live with other folks who are just like you -have $ but want to move to a smaller home possibly with less stairs? Or, you can live in a house with a mother-in-law suite/carriage house because your wealthy procreations can care for you.

Of course, there are those who can afford to build their dream home something I as a middle class single person cannot relate to whatsoever. And there are those who are financially crooked (I mean savvy) about their estates so their children can inherit their wealth. And there are those fortunate folks who have rental properties and vacation homes. It must be nice.

Because then there's the rest of us. Some folks, like some single moms have gone in and purchased a home together because that is the only way they can afford one. But most of us are caught in between ridiculous rent prices and a housing market that keeps getting further and further out of reach despite any financial gains.

Recently, I sat in the waiting room for a doctor's appointment recently and though I was thankful to not have to listen to the news, I had to listen to HGTV. It was all about how much money they could get for a property. Perspective buyers are dollar signs not real human beings. No one cares about any struggles I may have encountered which may have hindered me -those are all my fault even if they aren't. Nope, I either have the money or I don't. It is disgusting and sad. I do feel like I am being punished for not marrying Mr. Not Right WhatsoFuckingEver because now I evidently don't deserve a HOUSE.

But I am not the only one. Housing developments have a rich (sick/sad) history of keeping out minorities out. And no one wants folks who aren't able bodied in the neighborhood. I mean as fragile as folks are these days, who wants to see that? It may upset a child.

Families look different these days as we have blended families, same-sex families, generations living under one roof, or single people who'd like to live under their own roof! But the housing market continues to discriminate.

I don't have much as far as dreams. I work in a job I don't like because I have to make ends meet I have never been fortunate to experience love. I want a house. Not a money pit but not a fancy mansion. Just a safe sturdy house. But like healthcare and social security (which I have paid into), I am not “entitled.” It is sad what few rights we have. Want a gun? Great! Want healthcare/cleaning drinking water/a house? You must be a socialist. :(

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