TrueAmerican7 I Am Galt.
02/01/19 10:46 pm
There was always enough food.
I was fortunate in the fact that my parents did their due diligence and planned (somewhat) ahead. They were not rich but we ate well, and always had an extra place at the table for childhood friends whose parents didn’t pan as well.
It taught me humility, generosity, and the value of hard work and common “cents”.
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SoCalGal
02/01/19 8:39 pm
Raised by a single mom who never finished elementary school and had a hard time keeping a job...there were times when we didn’t have a lot of food. Cheap TV dinners, PBJ sandwiches, soup, cereal and whatever else she could come up with. Sometimes grandma would pay for groceries or the heating bill.
She never let me know how bad it was during those times. I didn’t understand until I was on my own.
Praetorianus In the uncanny valley
02/01/19 6:39 pm
Yes but just so. My father didn't have a lucrative job until 1979 but we still loved to fly on a vacation each year which we could ill afford, so sometimes lunch was very frugal, or soup was served so we don't eat too much of the main dish. We didn't starve but there IS a difference between full and truly sated.
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