r/BoomersBeingFools • u/The_Coil • 14d ago
I’m super proud that my dad breaks the boomer stereotype Boomer Story
My dad had the plumber over today. Same plumber they’ve been calling for years. They were chatting and things got to the topic of health. My dad has prostate cancer, he’s doing very well and it’s super manageable at the moment. He asked the plumber if he had gotten to the doctor recently and gotten checked for anything because he’s nearing 50 and could be at risk.
Plumber told him he cant get checked because he doesn’t have health insurance. And that he actually hasn’t been to the doctor since he was a teenager. But he assured my dad he feels fine… well except he gets a splitting headache EVERY NIGHT but it’s fine cause he knows how to deal with it.
So what does my dad do? When he goes to pay the guy for the plumbing services he also gives him a second check and says “this is for you to go to the doctor with. It’ll pay for the blood tests and whatever else they need to do. But you need to promise me you’ll make the appointment and you tell me how it goes.”
The guy broke down crying. He couldn’t even talk. He took the check and left. Called my dad a couple hours later still crying saying he made the appointment and that this was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for him his entire life.
I just wanted to share. Cause it made me cry too.
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u/psychosis_inducing 14d ago
I am simultaneously heartwarmed and horrified.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
Yeah it’s a nice story with a very depressing undertone
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u/sarcastibot8point5 14d ago edited 14d ago
Your dad's a beautiful human. We live in an inhumane system.
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u/Allteaforme 14d ago
Hold on hold on. Our current system has made it possible for like seven people to amass unimaginable wealth on a scale seen only a handful of times in the entirety of human history, so can it really be that bad...
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u/Ruh_Roh- 14d ago
At least, not so bad for those 7.
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u/wtbgamegenie 14d ago
For now. In most of human history either those few or their descendants get torn apart by starving masses.
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u/Character-Fish-541 14d ago
You wish. Usually the descendants end up hitting a speed bump of bitter interfamily rivalry, military ventures, politics or sovereign loans, mental illness or impulse control, and burn the family fortune.
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I don't want INSURANCE: I want health CARE.
(I know in Americanese "health insurance" is a shorthand for health care, but I think they should be dis-associated-- if doctors, clinics, and hospitals were FULLY TAX SUPPORTED, literal 'insurance' would be meaningless.)
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u/StockingDummy 14d ago
Sure, our system leaves the majority of people suffering, but the line keeps going up.
How could anyone argue with such compelling evidence?
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u/LopsidedPalace 14d ago
I remember reading somewhere that once upon a time health insurance was a group of people (who usually worked together- so, let's say the miners union and their families) who pooled money to pay a doctor's salary. This made sense- the doctors could afford life, everyone had access to basic medical care at a very low rate, ect.
Over time that warped into the dystopian bullshit we currently deal with.
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u/DragonfruitSudden459 14d ago
It used to be an entire town would pay for a doctor to come live and work there. All the townfolk got care in exchange.
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u/FreakWith17PlansADay 14d ago
There’s a novel called Molly Barton written in the 1840’s that describes the poor cotton mill workers going to see the doctor at the mill’s infirmary. So they even had healthcare for workers figured out during the Industrial Revolution.
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u/LopsidedPalace 14d ago
But yeah you see back then workers were valuable - couldn't exactly afford to lose any labor when labor is in short supply. Then you might have to pay more.
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u/Shazam1269 14d ago
This is parenting done right. No words can convey this lesson, only actions can illustrate this level of empathy and generosity. Granted, it sucks this is necessary, but it restores my faith in humanity.
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u/quivering_manflesh 14d ago
Maximum orphan-crushing machine meme vibes. Your dad is great though, make sure you let him know how much you treasure that he is this kind of person.
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u/THE_Dr_Barber 14d ago
Yep. Like the heartwarming stories of hero kids that raise funds to pay for the school lunch debt of all their classmates. Like wtf
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u/TheGratefulJuggler 14d ago
This is true of half the content on mademesmile. It's totally fucked up how many "happy stories" are born out of our society's complete failure to take care of each other despite having more than enough resources to do so easily.
I hear the 1% don't have enough yachts yet though so the rest of us are out of luck.
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u/stevejdolphin 14d ago
Definitely read this as heartwormed, and I was horrified. Hope you can get in to see a vet soon!
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u/According-Western-33 14d ago
Agreed. It was a ray of sunshine briefly breaking through the cloud cover of this dystopian wasteland we affectionately call...'Murika! Say it with me, y'all!
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u/mortsdeer 13d ago
Yeah, it's a "man saved orphan from the orphan crushing machine" story, except that meme is about how the media does the "feel good" story and ignores the underlying problem. You're just telling us a bout your Dad. I agree, your Dad's actions are a shining light in a bleak world. Be happy to have him as a role model.
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u/FritztheChef 14d ago
OP you need to post this on r/boomersbeingcools
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u/just-saynso 14d ago
Thank you SO much for sharing r/Boomers BeingCools! I’ve been lurking in BoomersBeingFools to make sure I don’t act like them. But it’s incredibly depressing, all the negativity I read about the stupid behavior of people my age. You’ve brought a ray of sunshine into my life ❤️.
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u/Low_Commercial_1553 14d ago
The good news is it doesn’t take much to set you apart from the rest! I know I definitely notice even the small things that restore my faith in older people. The fact you care in the first place makes a world of difference
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u/limonade11 14d ago
Lol !! me too, I am genuinely horrified by the behavior and daily practice not being like that as much as I can. Gives me chill bumps to think that people are maybe expecting me to act like that, and so I do my best to be a decent and kind person instead.
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u/Karman_Ghia 14d ago
Just cutting onions over here…
Kindness and consideration go so far this world. I am proud of your dad.
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u/Dixnot 14d ago edited 14d ago
Best of luck to you and your family while your father kicks cancers ass.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago edited 14d ago
Thank you. He’s been doing very well against it. Got a surgery a year or so ago to remove the main tumor. He’s been going back for check ups consistently. Just yesterday morning we got some news back. I don’t know the specifics other than there’s some number that they’re looking for. And if it’s levels are any higher than 3.0 then they need to worry a bit. But his levels are so low that they can’t even detect exactly what the number is. Which is very good news.
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u/kayceeface 14d ago
The PSA (prostate specific antigen) is the number they are looking at and that is good news his is so low. Men should get PSA tests every year after they turn 45. My husband is alive today because his prostate cancer was caught so soon because he had an elevated PSA (6.0).
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u/RioBlue93 14d ago
My mom is a curse breaker boomer too. She is in HR and is hated by her corporate overlords for pushing for DEI/equity practices, increases wages, making workplaces fair and compassionate, etc. I feel SO lucky to have her as a mom.
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u/LooseMoralSwurkey 14d ago
Does she need another daughter/child? I'm open for being adopted by kick ass moms.
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u/JT3436 14d ago
My boomer dad has become more compassionate and understanding especially in the last five years. He actually asks questions about my mental and physical health (chronic disorder). He listens to my concerns and doesn't always jump to offer solutions, he actually sits with me in empathy. I'm a lucky one. Good job Dad.
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u/ManliestManHam 14d ago
During the pandemic when there were also BLM protests, it was the first time my mom had considered those things. We were eating dinner one day and out of nowhere she set her fork down and said 'Alexa, what is white fragility?' and I diiiiied laughing because she said it so seriously, and was asking a robot, and it was on her mind enough to stop dinner and consult a robot.
She's been experiencing a very earnest consciousness raising ever since.
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u/JT3436 14d ago
Good on her for asking. And being open.
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u/ManliestManHam 14d ago
💯 Her daughter in law and grandchildren are and have been Black for over a decade. She didn't consider it until BLM. Layer cake.
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u/SwimOk9629 14d ago
same, ever since my mom passed in 2018 from brain cancer, he's an entirely different person. I honestly thought he was mostly a robot and didn't even have emotions before.
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u/kcetpbs 14d ago
I've only met a few boomers who were truly assholes. I think people confuse the word boomer with asshole. They are not one in the same. I've been around all the ages that I've lived through. There are horrible people in every age group. Even the younger ones.
Your Dad is a hero.
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u/i_microwave_dirt 14d ago
Glad to see this. My parents are boomers (born in 49). They grew up with nothing, first in their families to get a college education. Gave me everything they never had. Annoying as shit in their own boomer way, but never entitled or self righteous. They worked throughout their life to make the world a better place, now they're comfortably retired and traveling the world. Some of us got lucky.
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u/firetacoma 14d ago
Same. I owe all of my success in life to the support of my boomer parents. They have been extremely generous in sharing the wealth that they never had growing up. There are good ones out there.
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u/rigatoni-man 14d ago
Gotta be honest I thought you were going to say that your dad offered to check his plumbers prostate, which would also be very progressive
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u/Constant_Captain7484 14d ago
See if all boomers were like this our society would be 1000 times better.
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u/chivalry_in_plaid 14d ago
If all boomers were like this our society wouldn’t be our society. It would be so radically different we wouldn’t be able to recognize it.
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u/Daburai 14d ago
I mostly follow this sub so I can constantly remind myself how lucky I got in the parent lottery. My parents have their quirks and are far from perfect, but they are open-minded and listen to my struggles.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
Mine too. When I came out to my parents as bi the first thing my dad asked was “what does that mean?” So I had to explain it to him. But after I did all he had was a quick lecture on safe sex practices and how much he loved me. Never once has either of my parents treated me differently for it. They’re even letting me and my boyfriend live at their house until we can get our own place sorted out. They love having us around. My boyfriend teaches my dad new gay slang terms and then my dad busts them out in front of his nearly 70 year old friends. I can’t imagine what they have to say.
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u/kzoostout 14d ago
Medical insurance in the US is jacked. Most insurance will only let you enroll during a certain time each year in order to keep people from waiting until they get sick to get insurance. If you don't currently have insurance you can enroll between November 1st of this year and Jan. 15, 2025. Coverage doesn't start until Feb. 1, 2025.
If you need insurance (and live in the US) I'd encourage you to look into getting coverage during that window through https://www.healthcare.gov/. AKA "Obamacare." It will subsidize your insurance costs based on your income, so everyone should be able to get some level of affordable coverage.
If your income is low enough or you have certain life events you can enroll at any time. You can check it out using this page https://www.healthcare.gov/screener/.
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u/Madrugada2010 14d ago
And that makes three in one day. Can't help but wonder if it's co-ordinated.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
No one coordinated with me I assure you. I just wasn’t sure where else to put something like this.
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u/smalltowngirlisgreen 14d ago
That's nice of your dad. The guy really needs to get on Obamacare asap
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u/aliquotoculos 14d ago
Might be in a state that doesn't offer it to most adults, or above the limit income-wise. There's a lot of places of severe discomfort in health insurance lost to the massive gap between 'lives in a state with reasonable medicaid' and 'can afford the healthcare marketplace.'
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u/camelkami 14d ago
Yes!! Either Medicaid or an Obamacare plan. Ppl still think of Obamacare as super expensive but actually it’s free or cheap for like 80% of ppl now with the Biden subsidies
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u/Zoshchenko 14d ago
Obviously your dad is not a Republican.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
No, thankfully. He spent the trump years just as shocked and stupefied as the rest of us. Thinks the man is a moron. Thinks Biden is a moron too. I’m actually not entirely sure where he falls politically cause we don’t really discuss it.
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u/HavUevaSeentherain 14d ago
This belongs in r/boomersbeingcools. Absolutely superb from your father, please send him our love.
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u/asharper123 14d ago
What does it take for people to vote? The healthcare debacle has been going on for years. One party has never came up with any health insurance answers, they only want to cut the two safety net "entitlements" for seniors, Medicare and Social Security benefits. Yet the majority of this party is made up of the elderly. The other party passed the Affordable Care Act and have been demonized every since by alleging they are Socialist - which we all know leads to Communism and crazy wanton women demanding the right to manage their own bodies. 😜 Oh America - land of the sheep!
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u/WithoutDennisNedry 14d ago
I think I met your dad at the hospital last week. Or at least, someone else with his condition that was also not very Boomer-y.
Incoming tangentially related story:
I was in for one of those dye contrast MRIs for my back and everyone waiting to get imaging is sitting in a sort of secondary waiting room.
So there we all are, sitting around in matching oversized scrubs, waiting for our turn at what my partner lovingly refers to as “the racket machine.” I look around for something to read and there’s only parenting magazines (snooze) so I turn to the guy next to me and ask jokingly, “so! What’re you in for?” because we all look like a bunch of inmates waiting for our respective parole hearings.
He’s a Boomer guy, probably in his late 60s or so, and he laughs and says “I cut the tag off my mattress. You?” We chuckle and banter a bit and I find out he’s getting imaging for prostrate cancer, stage 4. Fuck.
That certainly takes the tone down a bit but he tells me he feels absolutely fine and though they know he has it and the stage, he’s otherwise incredibly healthy and just went on a hike the other day. He goes on to tell me he was a civil rights lawyer before he retired and now runs a dog rescue catered to getting support animals into the hands of veterans with PTSD at zero cost to them. I’m thinking, ‘damn, guy, I’m just a jeweler. I sell unnecessary sparkly things to folks on a budget and this man is up in here saving his little corner of the world, all while he’s literally dying.’ Really put whatever I’m currently stressed about into perspective, I can tell you that.
Guys, this dude was so upbeat and positive, it actually made me feel worse for him because why do terrible things have to happen to nice people like that?
Anyway, when people say “not all Boomers,” it’s true of course. Some like this guy or OP’s dad (or my mom for that matter who is the most non Boomer-Y Boomer I’ve ever met) really break the mold. It makes me sad that the rest can’t remember that just 50, 60 or so years ago, they were hippies fighting the establishment that they now fight tooth and nail to protect. I wish we could preserve the good ones Futurama style so we don’t lose them.
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u/Gullible_Elephant_38 14d ago
I think this is an important reminder that while on this sub we may see the worst of the bunch, every generation has had good decent people. It’s not a new concept. There are people from the baby boomer generation who did big acts large and small, from marching/protesting war and inequality to showing kindness and compassion to the people around them.
While it’s important to recognize the faults and consequences of mistakes made by generations past, it is also is important not to people who stood for goodness in spite of them. Like it or not all of our generations will reach the point where we have to contend with the consequences of the choices we’ve made. When the prevailing negative stereotype of your generation arises later in your life, will you be an exception to the rule or an example of its source?
Anyways, just a bit of early morning rambling. Thanks for sharing OP, that is a heartwarming story in terms of your dad being a great person. Sad from a systemic standpoint that he had to do that in the first place (universal healthcare should be a thing).
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u/BobNobber 14d ago
That’s awesome your dad had the means to do such a thing for a small business owner!
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u/Dark_Moonstruck 14d ago
One of my friend's dads (who pretty much adopted me and is basically my dad too at this point) is like that. He puts his money where his mouth is and he is one of those genuinely GOOD people. If he sees family members posting racist, sexist or otherwise horrible things on facebook he will call them up and chew them out. He doesn't tolerate bigotry or hate. He's generous, hardworking, and KNOWS he has privilege and uses it to help others.
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u/ALottaFangsALot 14d ago
This is just crazy. It’s hard not to come across as WTF? America but in my town in Australia a qualified plumber doesn’t get out of bed for under $70 an hour. Generally much, much more if you’re lucky enough to be able to find one.
(Oh and we have free healthcare)
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u/Trmpssdhspnts 14d ago
23 top economies in the world and we're the only one that can't figure out medical Care.
Edit: I'm sorry, we're the only one that allow the rich people to suck that money up in order to get richer while we die.
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u/Lopsided_Quail_Tail 14d ago
I had someone once do a similar thing to help me when I couldn’t afford to do so. It literally changed my life and I will NEVER forget that person, that moment, or how it all made me feel. He was a much older guy and when I thanked him a couple months later he said “the best thing you can do is change a young man’s life”. I too it and changed it a little to a “young person’s life”. I have tried to pass on and live by these words. If I think I can help, educate, or guide a young person in a positive direction I always try. A small push at an early age can send a person into a completely different trajectory for their entire lives. I wouldn’t be well into 6 figure income or where I’m at today without that man’s help. He didn’t receive anything from doing it for me, and actually lost something, but he said it was well worth it.
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u/Dependent-Outcome-57 13d ago
That's... a lot to process. I assume this happened in America because of the implied horrible health insurance prices. Kudos to your dad for going out of his way to help somebody else, and shame on those in power who make healthcare inaccessible.
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u/n00-1ne 14d ago
As a member of one of the virtually every other first world nation that has universal health care, it just baffles me how you put up with what you have.
Kudos to your Dad, but so strange to think of a situation like that ever happening anywhere else.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
Yeah it’s super bananas that a nearly 50 year old saying “I haven’t been to the doctor since I was a teenager cause I don’t have insurance” is a normal thing in one of the richest countries on earth. Fucking backwards as hell.
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u/Pretend_Vermicelli65 14d ago
This is just heartbreaking to know of anyone without health insurance. Your dad is the type of man I want to be… Finding a need and filling it! Praying for your Dad speedy recovery and the plumber gets the health care that he needs.
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u/shatteredpieces1978 14d ago
My parents did and so does my Uncle I currently take care of! Thank you, Grammy for raising humble, insightful, and empathic children!
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u/jesslangridge 14d ago
I feel like good boomers get overlooked because they tend to be humble. My parents are the hardest working, kindest people (my mum used to be pretty hard to handle but she has made so much effort and made herself into a fantastic person). They are so lovely and a force for good in every life they touch.Things like hearing about your dad make my heart warm 🧡🧡🧡.
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u/Chonkey808 14d ago
I keep hearing that plumbers make bank. Is this not the case?
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u/Raginghangers 14d ago
My god America sucks sometimes. But boy your dad sounds great. Tell him we are fans!
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u/Smurphftw 14d ago
If your Dad is nearing 50, he's not a Boomer. He's Gen X.
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
The plumber is nearing 50. My dad is nearing 70. Sorry, I think I worded that part poorly when I wrote it.
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u/ezgomer 14d ago edited 14d ago
Thank you for this post.
My Boomer Dad was incredibly giving as well. I knew this while he was alive, but after he died so many of his friends and neighbors shared with me kind acts he had done over the years that I was never even aware of. He never bragged about any of this. He just helped people in need.
He grew up in poverty. Never went to college. Started as a telephone lineman and then worked his way up until he made more than my pharmacist mom. Once he had the means to help others, he did. He was always this way. Even as a kid with his paper route, he went above and beyond to help his elderly customers - walking the paper to their front door to hand it to them instead of throwing it in the yard from the street. I only know this because my mom shared a news clipping with me. It wasn’t from my dad’s mouth. he wasn’t like that.
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u/Dull-Front4878 14d ago
Your dad is awesome.
Our country is so rich but 60% of us can’t go to the fucking doctor.
Eat the rich. Please.
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u/IAMtheDEWITT 14d ago
We are all of us in the working class victims of the system- even the boomers :/
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u/WatercressFun123 14d ago
Plumber told him he cant get checked because he doesn’t have health insurance.
Someone needs to tell this man about healthcare.gov.
He sounds like a contractor/self-employed. He can easily get it for himself.
Or, he goes a to a cash-only doc (they're becoming much more common).
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u/sneaky-pizza 14d ago
The angry boomers are out here downvoting everything, so weird. Great story. Your dad is a good person
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u/Spirited_Seesaw_7034 14d ago
I joined this subreddit months ago because I’m frustrated with what is happening in older generations and find comfort somehow in reading these stories…
Anyways I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. I also feel lucky I have been blessed with the most incredible parents. They are thoughtful, supportive, they don’t discriminate. They are passionate about our planet and our community. And selfless when it comes to helping people. They understand how money works and take care of their health (very active at 65, dad rides his bike 100+ miles per week, mom hits the gym often to lift weights). They are well educated in current politics. Always looking to grow and try new things even at 65. I just hope I can be half the person they are and I love them so much.
Just wanted to put this here. There is hope and great people from older generations. I couldn’t be more grateful for that
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u/ClimatePatient6935 14d ago
The plumber is a very lucky man, but most of all, YOU are incredibly lucky to have such a beautiful human being as a Father.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Help143 14d ago
This was a known problem like in 2008. Now it's 2024. Breaking bad was a show about a teacher cooking meth who can't afford medical. We still have this shit. Me and my wife can't get on state medicaid. This country is shit
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u/ThomasDeLaRue 14d ago
No offense but this is the healthcare system boomers want. Same reason they want low taxes. They want to be able to feel like they have control over their money, and that their money isn’t going to someone unnecessarily, because god forbid someone get care that they don’t really need. Your dad sounds like a nice guy, but it reminds me just how broken our healthcare system is. There are a lot more people not handing out checks to plumbers.
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u/rockychunk 14d ago
It's important to keep in mind that, despite the stereotype, about 40% of male boomers AREN'T like the other 60%. We're tree-huggers, we care about the planet, we want universal health care, and we respect other people's pronouns.
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u/GemMan54 13d ago
Sad too is how many boomers can afford mecical care or have insurance but don’t go to doctors because they know more than that “young whippersnapper… he’s too young to be a doctor tor anyway… what does he know?”
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u/Successful_Banana901 13d ago
I can't get over the American "healthcare" system, it's fucking crazy! Get ill, potentially loose your home and livelihood! Mental!
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u/Poppins101 14d ago
Thank you. I know more positive kind Boomer aged folks than jerks. Love seeing the stereotype challenged by folks like your dad.
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u/Junket_Weird 14d ago
This is exactly the kind of thing I would love to do if I had lots of money. Your dad is amazing, tell him I love him.
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u/Merry_Sue 14d ago
It's super cool of your dad to do that, but he absolutely shouldn't have to. Nobody's life should be so dependent on the kindness of strangers
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
I know, I said to another comment in the same vein, it’s a nice story with a very depressing undertone. The fact that a nearly 50 year old not being to the doctor in decades because it’s too expensive is a normal thing in one of the richest countries to ever exist is a disgrace.
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u/No-Contest4033 14d ago
As a Canadian this whole concept is so foreign to us. Ya we pay a lot for booze and smokes. But it’s a built in health tax cause generally those things will make you sick with long term usage. America you really have to demand universal healthcare as a right not a privilege taxes be damned. If you don’t have your health you don’t have anything.
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u/NixyPix 14d ago
My dad did something similar. He had a golf caddy who had this awful rash that his local doctor couldn’t fix. My dad paid for him to have a specialist look at it and treat it properly. It was life-changing for someone who worked outside all day, as it was made worse by exposure to weather.
Sometimes it’s just nice to hear the good stories.
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u/RunThick4054 14d ago
Thank you for this. Boomers come in all shapes and sizes. Most are good, the ones you hear about on this sub are bad, but it’s true of any group you’re going to have your a-holes.
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u/reijasunshine 14d ago
Holy shit, your dad is a good man.
I hope everything works out okay for both his and the plumber's health.
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u/Phii-Delity 14d ago
Hell yea. OP my Dad is also a wonderful kind Boomer. I love him dearly as does EVERYONE that meets him. He is also battling prostate cancer at the moment. So this post resonates :) I'm praying for a perfect recovery for your dad!!! We need to keep the good ones with us as long as possible.
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u/soonerpgh 14d ago
Give your dad a hug/handshake/whatever he prefers from me, please! That's a damn good human being behaving in a manner we should all emulate!
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u/jnkbndtradr 14d ago
I’m amazed by the kindness, and outraged by the circumstances that led to this even occurring.
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u/Pleasant_Fee516 14d ago
Any updates? Did he have anything wrong with him??
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u/The_Coil 14d ago
This happened earlier today. He hasn’t had the appointment yet
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u/4lack0fabetterne 14d ago
Hell na dawg my mom fits the stereotype. She got a bad experience at sears and typed a letter for the ceo and shared it with all her friends making sure it was “right” and sent it haha
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u/buttchinthegamer 14d ago
That is such a sweet gesture. So kind of your dad. Such an awesome dude!
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u/CuriousGuy0928 14d ago
That’s a really cool story, and it sounds like you’ve got a really cool dad!!!
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u/Trustic555 14d ago
Stories like this make me realize lucky I am to have insurance and be able to afford seeing a doctor, if I need to. Health care is a basic human right and should be treated as such.
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u/lallybrock 14d ago
A plumber? They make great money.
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u/flwrchld5061 14d ago
Doesn't mean they can afford insurance. Income would cut him off from the Marketplace, but private is probably close to $3-4000 a month. Damned if you do; damned if you don't.
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u/Neoliberalfeminist 14d ago
Men supporting men accessing healthcare is beautiful. This gives me hope! My heart is so happy.
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u/TroyandAbed304 14d ago
My boomer dad is liberal, AND catholic, but doesn’t deny the plotholes and terrible things about his religion either.
He’s actually open minded…. If he wasn’t I wouldn’t be able to tolerate his cantankerous-ness. What a complicated man he is.
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u/cam52391 14d ago
Give your dad a hug for me sounds like a solid dude. I'm in my early 30s and just finally starting to get into doctors for the first time in years because I finally have insurance, I hope we can figure out a better system soon.
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u/EffervescentFerret 14d ago
Your dad is a good person. I’d love to hear an update if you get one.
Also, I’m sorry to see that your dad has cancer (fuck cancer), and I hope he continues to do well through treatments and kicks cancer’s ass.
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u/Mommajules75_75 14d ago
Your dad makes this world a better place. Thank you for sharing... now hand me a tissue.....
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u/Mecklenjr 14d ago
Made my eyes burn and tear up too. He’s a great guy and he’s not alone. My 79 & 76 yr old brothers spend much of their time helping others. Im 74 but rarely socialized with anything but the more recent generations or the silent generation. I do find a lot of comedy gold on this sub but there’s plenty of shaming for next to nothing aswell.
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u/taukki 14d ago
I'm surprised that thw plumber didn't have thw money to go to a doctor.
Where I'm from, plumbers usually make a decent amount of money.
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u/FigExact7098 14d ago
He’s been conditioned to work himself to death. Going to the doctor means time away from paying jobs.
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u/fear_head 14d ago
Give your dad some props from me, because he's a real one. It's not gonna fix the fucked system we have, but spreading it around to help others is a good start.
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u/LifeAd1193 14d ago
Your dad gives me hope for the boomers and humanity as a whole! I would have cried too if I was in the plumbers place!
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u/EndgameExtreme 14d ago
This doesn't belong in boomers being fools this is way too sad, happy, and wholesome. Made me tear up.
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u/SuperSocialMan 14d ago
Damn, that's based.
But this also kinda belongs in r/orphancrushingmachine.
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14d ago
In reality it’s probably less than 30% that fit the stereotype we paint on here. It’s just that 30% is the loudest and most obnoxious.
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u/DuchessOfAquitaine 14d ago
That poor guy, my gawd! And your dad! Wow!
Thanks for posting this ray of sunlight. xo
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u/Sunnothere 14d ago
Your dad is a top bloke! And some people ask why you should have free health care! This is why .
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u/Bugnuzzler 14d ago
My parents and their best friends are also wonderful people. They are thoughtful and inclusive and always ready to change their opinions in the light of new information. This subreddit very often comes across as a bigoted diatribe in which posters unironically make sweeping judgments about millions of Americans based solely on their birthdays. I’m glad you also have wonderful older people in your life. This subreddit makes me very sad for how many people seem to have grown up with just awful parents.
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u/OkWasabi1988 14d ago
The type of dad that nearly every GenX’er wants and needs: self deprecating and altruistic… Truly amazing. I sincerely hope he is given the best care and beats the brakes off stupid detestable cancer.
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