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Now, I knew about the federal Age Discrimination in<br />

Employment Act (ADEA) protecting individuals who are<br />

40 years of age or older from employment discrimination<br />

based on age. As much as I felt the sting of such<br />

discrimination I didn’t have the fighting spirit or the<br />

resources to pursue it legally. I was running out of time,<br />

<strong>my</strong> money was almost gone and I was getting desperate.<br />

Meanwhile, back in California, Cheryl was settling into<br />

her new <strong>life</strong>. Her father had wired nearly $30,000 to help<br />

her and the children get back on her feet. Her friends and<br />

the local community church were excellent resources.<br />

After finding a new job and house within 8 months of our<br />

financial collapse, she began to flourish.<br />

We were still legally married and our relationship was<br />

ambiguous at <strong>best</strong>. But, she then took to social media and<br />

began to boast of her newly found independence to our<br />

network of friends. Some of her posts included comments<br />

that said:<br />

“If a man expects a woman to be an angel in his <strong>life</strong>, he<br />

must first create heaven for her, angles don’t live in hell.<br />

“A real man never hurts a woman. Be careful when you<br />

make a woman cry because God Counts her tears.<br />

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