Say what you want about Oprah...

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Though not having gone through the same experiences, I couldn't have said that better Morgan.

Hungry people do not give a shit who gives them food, could be Ghandi, could be Ghengis Khan; they care that they and those they love got the damned food!

Thank you, Dravyk.

Being that kind of poor gives you a perspective that truly helps later in life. It was also, oddly, a great way to raise kids. My kids valued everything they got and were never greedy like a lot of their peers. They also became absolute sharks when shopping at thrift stores, swap meets, yard sales and the like.

My daughter phoned me once about "the greatest pair of shoes she'd ever had in her entire life." She was truly triumphant over both acquiring them...and especially what she'd paid. 25 cents at a neighbor's yard sale.

Whatever else I do in my life, I can always say "I raised kids that can fucking *cope*!!" I like that.