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you ever look back when you were a kid.. and think "wow we lived in the ghetto broke and poor as hell but happy?" what are your thoughts,? | |
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IAintTheOne said: and think "wow we lived in the ghetto broke and poor as hell but happy?" what are your thoughts,?
I'm sorry but No. I look back to when I was a kid, and think how did I go from THAT to ghetto broke and poor as hell. | |
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Ex-Moderator | Looking back, I do realize we really didn't have that much growing up. My friend's and neighbor's families were far better off than my own, but it never occurred to me at the time. And if my mom said we couldn't afford something, then that was that. Although she also always told me I had champagne taste on a beer budget. |
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lol i mean it made me think y'know dad did everything he could to keep it together and he did, how they used to acquire instruments for me wasn't even a thought sacrificing themselves for me. | |
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IAintTheOne said: lol i mean it made me think y'know dad did everything he could to keep it together and he did, how they used to acquire instruments for me wasn't even a thought sacrificing themselves for me.
Oh that. Yes, I do look back and see how my Dad worked his ass off to give us the world. | |
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I do that all the time. I remember just hanging out with my friends, jumping rope, playing tag, whatever. We all were poor so there were no rich kids that had all the later stuff for us to get jealous over. Now I am much better off and pretty fucking miserable.
Mo' money, mo' problems. | |
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Stymie said: I do that all the time. I remember just hanging out with my friends, jumping rope, playing tag, whatever. We all were poor so there were no rich kids that had all the later stuff for us to get jealous over. Now I am much better off and pretty fucking miserable.
Mo' money, mo' problems. well what kills me i wanna give my kids the stuff i didnt but fuck they got it all LOL.. so more toys for my ass | |
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I always say it could have been worse, it wasn't like we didn't have a roof over our heads or food to eat, so for that I am thankful. | |
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jerseykrs said: I always say it could have been worse, it wasn't like we didn't have a roof over our heads or food to eat, so for that I am thankful.
oh no doubt, sometimes we put some shit together but we were thankful for family y'know? | |
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IAintTheOne said: Stymie said: I do that all the time. I remember just hanging out with my friends, jumping rope, playing tag, whatever. We all were poor so there were no rich kids that had all the later stuff for us to get jealous over. Now I am much better off and pretty fucking miserable.
Mo' money, mo' problems. well what kills me i wanna give my kids the stuff i didnt but fuck they got it all LOL.. so more toys for my ass | |
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Stymie said: IAintTheOne said: well what kills me i wanna give my kids the stuff i didnt but fuck they got it all LOL.. so more toys for my ass true indeed | |
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IAintTheOne said: jerseykrs said: I always say it could have been worse, it wasn't like we didn't have a roof over our heads or food to eat, so for that I am thankful.
oh no doubt, sometimes we put some shit together but we were thankful for family y'know? exactly, that kept the family happy and alive. Family in my life has somewhat dwindled. | |
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We were only poor when my older brother and I were really young. My younger brothers did not experience things like powdered milk. | |
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jerseykrs said: I always say it could have been worse, it wasn't like we didn't have a roof over our heads or food to eat, so for that I am thankful.
Exactly. But, I think about how my dad drove a truck for 12 hours a day, six days a week just to keep things that way. He was a brilliant man and I know he would have been happy doing something else, but he did what he had to do to take care of his wife and six kids. | |
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jerseykrs said: IAintTheOne said: oh no doubt, sometimes we put some shit together but we were thankful for family y'know? exactly, that kept the family happy and alive. Family in my life has somewhat dwindled. yeah mine too but fuck it ya move forward | |
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I'm Finnish. I am not capable of understanding things like these. | |
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i do this alot NOW ... with KIDS,etc ...
not just with being broke- but with other thoughts ... like how about 2 blocks from where i sit NOW ... my grandparents lived ... and --- its a small american city ... which has CHANGED drastically ... and ... well to put it bluntly - my grandma and me would walk to the movies ! like a disney flick on a sat night ! ... but today - NO WAY would i walk at night with my kids !!! on the subject of poor ... i think we didnt know how rich or poor we were .... i do remember how dad and mom never had new cars back then ... and now look at us .... my mom buys a new one every couple yrs ... | |
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jerseykrs said: IAintTheOne said: oh no doubt, sometimes we put some shit together but we were thankful for family y'know? exactly, that kept the family happy and alive. Family in my life has somewhat dwindled. | |
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SnidelyWhiplash said: i do this alot NOW ... with KIDS,etc ...
not just with being broke- but with other thoughts ... like how about 2 blocks from where i sit NOW ... my grandparents lived ... and --- its a small american city ... which has CHANGED drastically ... and ... well to put it bluntly - my grandma and me would walk to the movies ! like a disney flick on a sat night ! ... but today - NO WAY would i walk at night with my kids !!! on the subject of poor ... i think we didnt know how rich or poor we were .... i do remember how dad and mom never had new cars back then ... and now look at us .... my mom buys a new one every couple yrs ... SOOOOO many jabs I could get in here.....which punchline to choose from..... [Edited 2/15/07 6:07am] | |
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Stymie said: jerseykrs said: exactly, that kept the family happy and alive. Family in my life has somewhat dwindled. It was like that for some years for us too...we had HUGE holiday parties at my parents house every year and for a few years after my dad passed away they were much smaller...but, now things are changing and becoming like they were | |
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applekisses said: Stymie said: That's something else I miss about being a kid: Holidays would find my grandmother's house packed. Now there are barely ten people visiting on holidays.
It was like that for some years for us too...we had HUGE holiday parties at my parents house every year and for a few years after my dad passed away they were much smaller...but, now things are changing and becoming like they were It was always just the four of us on holidays when I was a kid. Once in a while my Gradparents would make an appearance. Now a days, I have holidays at my house and invite EVERYONE just so my kids'll have the holidays, I didn't. | |
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IAintTheOne said: and think "wow we lived in the ghetto broke and poor as hell but happy?" what are your thoughts,?
We lived in the projects(early 60s-mid 70s), but my family wasn't poor. We were middle class, and so were most of our neighbors. Both my parents worked and we had everything a suburban family had. Looking back, I'm grateful I had smart, hard-working folks who stressed education, and not using race as an excuse to fail. | |
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uPtoWnNY said: IAintTheOne said: and think "wow we lived in the ghetto broke and poor as hell but happy?" what are your thoughts,?
We lived in the projects(early 60s-mid 70s), but my family wasn't poor. We were middle class, and so were most of our neighbors. Both my parents worked and we had everything a suburban family had. Looking back, I'm grateful I had smart, hard-working folks who stressed education, and not using race as an excuse to fail. dont front if you lived in the PJ's ya ass was po' wasnt no middle class shit in the fuckin PJ's man, trust me i know | |
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uPtoWnNY said: IAintTheOne said: and think "wow we lived in the ghetto broke and poor as hell but happy?" what are your thoughts,?
We lived in the projects(early 60s-mid 70s), but my family wasn't poor. We were middle class, and so were most of our neighbors. Both my parents worked and we had everything a suburban family had. Looking back, I'm grateful I had smart, hard-working folks who stressed education, and not using race as an excuse to fail. | |
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Stymie said: uPtoWnNY said: We lived in the projects(early 60s-mid 70s), but my family wasn't poor. We were middle class, and so were most of our neighbors. Both my parents worked and we had everything a suburban family had. Looking back, I'm grateful I had smart, hard-working folks who stressed education, and not using race as an excuse to fail. damn quick draw mcgraw | |
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We lived in a huge old farm house on an acre of land.
I had an incredible childhood filled with love,laughter,travel and friends We always had food and warmth and clothes I felt then as I feel now abundant and blessed | |
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SureThing said: applekisses said: It was like that for some years for us too...we had HUGE holiday parties at my parents house every year and for a few years after my dad passed away they were much smaller...but, now things are changing and becoming like they were It was always just the four of us on holidays when I was a kid. Once in a while my Gradparents would make an appearance. Now a days, I have holidays at my house and invite EVERYONE just so my kids'll have the holidays, I didn't. I think that's awesome your kids will always remember that! | |
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Mach said: We always had food and warmth and clothes
I felt then as I feel now abundant and blessed Yep, same here. My brother & I never suffered for lack of anything. I always thank Pop for doing the things he did. Sometimes I didn't care for his stern ways, but looking back, I'm glad I had a tough father. | |
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