I can't understand the meaning of this sentence:As far as I was concerned, I was keeping my end of the bargain.
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Men were providers. They went out and earned a decent living for their families. I’d learned that early on from my father, who’d worked two jobs to support a wife and five children. Life hadn’t been easy for Dad, but he was a survivor: tough, resilient. He taught me to be the same way. Of course my brothers and sister and I always knew Dad loved us, although he never came out and said it. Hugs and kisses and I love you’s were Mom’s job.
I got married and became a father myself, and held down a good job as a bookkeeper. As far as I was concerned, I was keeping my end of the bargain. Yet despite my being a good provider, my marriage failed. The next time around was no different: My second marriage ended in divorce too. Life wasn’t always easy, I figured. A man had to be strong, and learn to stand on his own two feet. In time I felt a sense of pride that I could make it by myself. I didn’t really need anybody.
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Men were providers. They went out and earned a decent living for their families. I’d learned that early on from my father, who’d worked two jobs to support a wife and five children. Life hadn’t been easy for Dad, but he was a survivor: tough, resilient. He taught me to be the same way. Of course my brothers and sister and I always knew Dad loved us, although he never came out and said it. Hugs and kisses and I love you’s were Mom’s job.
I got married and became a father myself, and held down a good job as a bookkeeper. As far as I was concerned, I was keeping my end of the bargain. Yet despite my being a good provider, my marriage failed. The next time around was no different: My second marriage ended in divorce too. Life wasn’t always easy, I figured. A man had to be strong, and learn to stand on his own two feet. In time I felt a sense of pride that I could make it by myself. I didn’t really need anybody.