A man describes realizing at 37 that no one was coming to save him. He stopped waiting for external rescue, took control of his life, and changed everything for his kids. The core idea: you become an adult when you accept that only you can fix your situation.
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There's a moment when every boy realizes no one's coming to save him, and that's when he becomes a man. Some boys never get there and stay children forever.
Man, it's funny, man. I was 37 and broke. I don't know what I was waiting for. Well, the way he words it, I was probably waiting for someone to come save me. I had to make a decision one day, say, get off my butt and do something about it, because I was tired of it. I didn't like the situation I was in. I didn't like saying no to my kids as much as I had to. I think one day I realized that must be the problem. 'cause I'm the only one that's been there the entire time. I think if you want change in life, time to change some stuff and go get what you want.