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I wonder where he got off to…

Well, dear readers, some of you are new to my scribe. I usually try to write something every couple of days. This week has been a rough one on this father. First we lost one of our key support people for our family. We buried him on Thursday. While it was a huge loss to our family, as he was a very dear friend, it was a greater loss to the world and his family. He was a retired OB/GYN who helped bring countless people into the world. But he was a teacher, mentor, father, grandfather, and husband. In between I managed to catch a cold. Now, for most people that isn’t such a big thing. However, I have systemic lupus, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, and serotonin syndrome. All of this means that I have a compromised immune system, so when I get sick, it kicks me pretty hard. I am finally

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Who’s going to provide and protect the provider protector?

We men play a lot of roles: father, son, brother, husband, friend, coach, mentor, guide. But the one role that’s at most men’s core—especially those with families—is provider-protector. It’s the way we tend to see ourselves, and the way women see us too. Part of being a good provider protector (which should be only a single element of what makes a man a man) involves having contingency plans for how the family will be taken care of if something unexpected happens. That’s why the results of the 2012 Aflac Workforces Report should really be a wakeup call for us and our families. Here’s some of the findings about America’s workers: Over half of American workers (51 percent) are trying to reduce debt. 70% of men are either only “somewhat confident” or “not at all confident” in their financial future 28 percent have less than $500 in savings to pay for out-of-pocket