Help! My Grandmother Won't Stop Working

Casey Parker
12 min readMar 9, 2024

Challenging Economic Realities Through the Eyes of a Black Family Matriarch

by Diego Cervo

The Eternal Work Ethic of Big Momma

Did you know the retirement age is 67? If you did, then please tell my 72-year-old grandmother that. Seriously, please call her and say “Big momma” (we call her big momma), “…you’re in your golden years. It’s time to lay down your tools and replace all that…

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