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Post by azn_2 on May 31, 2020 9:21:10 GMT
I grew up in a working-class home, yet my parents managed to spoil the hell out of me. My dad was a carpenter, and my mom hardly worked. I had my first dog at age 10 (Chow Chow), and my first Shiba Inu at age 14, and I abided by no rules, lol. |
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on May 31, 2020 10:42:25 GMT
No.
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Post by onethreetwo on May 31, 2020 10:58:19 GMT
I knew we were poor, but I didn't know how poor until I was much older. I understand now that we BARELY got by. We ate cheap food, but I like hotdogs and macaroni so I didn't mind. I learned later that some of our Christmas presents were from garage sales. I never had any clue as a kid. I was always happy on Christmas because there were always a lot of gifts.
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Post by azn_2 on May 31, 2020 11:12:14 GMT
I'm so proud to be from working-class, I even quit the second high school I went to due to it being rife with spoiled rich kids that I did not get along with, and finished my education by taking all the remaining exams on my own.
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Post by Aj_June on May 31, 2020 13:44:41 GMT
I knew we were poor, but I didn't know how poor until I was much older. I understand now that we BARELY got by. We ate cheap food, but I like hotdogs and macaroni so I didn't mind. I learned later that some of our Christmas presents were from garage sales. I never had any clue as a kid. I was always happy on Christmas because there were always a lot of gifts. I love you, advocate. |
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Post by Ass_E9 on May 31, 2020 16:35:50 GMT
To a certain extent, yes. I didn't have very many "wants" (or accompanying tantrums), however, so it was mainly the luxury of not ever having to know hunger.
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Post by gameboy on May 31, 2020 16:42:54 GMT
Yes, I made my mom tear the crust off my sandwiches and cut my spaghetti.
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Post by enigma72 on May 31, 2020 17:20:09 GMT
I was definitely not spoiled. Lol
Parents in the 50's and 60's generally did not spoil their children.
They fed us and clothed us.
It was different
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Post by azn_2 on May 31, 2020 17:21:48 GMT
Yes, I made my mom tear the crust off my sandwiches and cut my spaghetti.
That's what my dad did for me, in addition to basically everything else needed to be done for a family. |
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Post by gameboy on May 31, 2020 17:45:15 GMT
Yes, I made my mom tear the crust off my sandwiches and cut my spaghetti.
That's what my dad did for me, in addition to basically everything else needed to be done for a family. The bread crust thing was rather stupid though. Crust is delicious! I can't remember how old I was when I got over that. |
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Post by azn_2 on May 31, 2020 17:47:59 GMT
That's what my dad did for me, in addition to basically everything else needed to be done for a family. The bread crust thing was rather stupid though. Crust is delicious! I can't remember how old I was when I got over that.
I actually thought the crust was the best part of the bread. I stopped eating bread at age 15 though, 'cause I don't like it. I like potatoes, but prefer rice.
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Post by someguy on Jun 1, 2020 14:09:20 GMT
Middle class. Not spoiled, but didn't really want to be. I never asked my parents to buy me "cool" clothes because the very idea of cool clothes seemed unimportant to me. When I got my driver's license every single penny that went into my rusty 89' Taurus wagon came out of my own pocket, and I never even wanted to argue about that.
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Post by Red Horizon on Jun 1, 2020 14:23:17 GMT
No I wasn't spoiled and we were kinda poor.  |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 1, 2020 17:34:06 GMT
No i was not spoiled.
I grew up poor.
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Post by Honey Drops on Jun 2, 2020 15:54:37 GMT
I also grew up poor and sure wasn't spoiled.
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Post by Schwarzwald Magnus on Jun 2, 2020 17:41:53 GMT
Explains a lot.
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Post by kls on Jun 3, 2020 12:35:17 GMT
I grew up middle class. We weren't poor by any means, but my classmates tended to come from wealthy families.
My parents didn't struggle or go without necessities for themselves, but pretty much the extras went to the kids.
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Post by sweetpea on Jun 3, 2020 15:55:09 GMT
Some ask if I was spoiled when they find out I grew up with 6 older brothers. "Oh you must have been the princess!" Right....Getting beat up & picked on by the two youngest because they were picked on...not fun. Not to mention how it was when I started dating & everyone in Tosa knew my brothers. The only "spoiled" thing I had was I didn't have to share my clothes or my bedroom(wouldn't quite seem right considering I'm female to all those males). I did have to share a bathroom with 4 brothers, two of whom thought they were John Travolta(seriously one would snap don't touch the hair!). Middle class, but my parents raised us to work-starting at 12 for my brothers, 14 for me. Didn't care what we did-mow neighbor's lawns/weed, shovel, etc. As long as we knew the meaning of where the money was coming from(and so less of a chance my brothers would get into trouble).
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