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When I was growing up the main source of heat was wood in our house. We always spent the entire summer and fall cutting and splitting wood. Valuable lesson was learned......
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When I was growing up the main source of heat was wood in our house. We always spent the entire summer and fall cutting and splitting wood. Valuable lesson was learned...... ![]() And big musckels, too? ![]() |
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I must say I can remember not having much as far as clothes and toys remember when I was in 4th grade only having a handful of clothes to wear. But they were always clean and we always had a roof over our head and food on the table....... So I can't say that I've ever been as poor as I have witnessed through my eyes as a child how others lived. What we lacked was nothing compared to what others did not have. So actually I was rich in more ways then one..........
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I must say I can remember not having much as far as clothes and toys remember when I was in 4th grade only having a handful of clothes to wear. But they were always clean and we always had a roof over our head and food on the table....... So I can't say that I've ever been as poor as I have witnessed through my eyes as a child how others lived. What we lacked was nothing compared to what others did not have. So actually I was rich in more ways then one.......... ![]() Well said. When you are young you don't realize anyways. I know I didn't till I got older........... ![]() |
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pretty much living in a crack house
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Edited by
Dancere
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Wed 09/16/09 06:32 PM
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Even when very poor, I've really been soooooooo blessed!
The worst? I lived in my truck at 15 and put myself through High School, while managing a donut shoppe and workin' at Safeway. Friends let me come over for showers, have a family meal and so forthl. I was many a parent's favourite visitor! I even had my own closet at one friend's house. Of course her big sisters always stole my clothes, but who was countin'? ... ![]() I had ordered a new truck to be built at the Chevy plant. A month before it arrived, my entire $1000 down payment was stolen by a junkie woman that I'd mistakenly tried to help. I had to recoup it in one month in 1976, uggghhh! I ate a great deal of snickers and donuts, as they were free. And? I did it! All was so hard, yet I still maintained straight A's. Supernatural help methinks and knows!!! ... ![]() ![]() Single parenting w/out ANY support has also been a real challenge ... Still? Still blessed!!! Here is to better times for all those that find themselves oppressed and suffering. May THE miracle be upon them/us !!! ... ![]() |
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pretty much living in a crack house You lived in my house too? took me forever to get everyone out! Seriously....figured out how to survive on a bag o taters, loaf o bread and tub o buttah (just a pun) for a month....God I hated Denver...after that, being homeless was practically a vacation. Glad the past is behind me. I may not be wealthy (that is for damned sure) but, I now can truly value the simple things in my life. |
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pretty much living in a crack house You lived in my house too? took me forever to get everyone out! Seriously....figured out how to survive on a bag o taters, loaf o bread and tub o buttah (just a pun) for a month....God I hated Denver...after that, being homeless was practically a vacation. Glad the past is behind me. I may not be wealthy (that is for damned sure) but, I now can truly value the simple things in my life. Fuzuckin Crackheads!!!! ![]() |
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pretty much living in a crack house You lived in my house too? took me forever to get everyone out! Seriously....figured out how to survive on a bag o taters, loaf o bread and tub o buttah (just a pun) for a month....God I hated Denver...after that, being homeless was practically a vacation. Glad the past is behind me. I may not be wealthy (that is for damned sure) but, I now can truly value the simple things in my life. I hear ya. I went from that extreme to just the opposite. I am truly grateful for everything I have and who I have become. I like to keep those days fresh in my mind just to remind me to stay grateful. It is much prettier on this side of the tracks ![]() ![]() |
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Edited by
earthytaurus76
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Wed 09/16/09 06:48 PM
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I have never not been poor. We are all just a step away from ramen noodles.
Well, I imagine if ya wanna count homelessness, and not eating for a fewdays,at a time, and sleeping in places that shouldnt be slept in. |
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I have never not been poor. We are all just a step away from ramen noodles. ![]() |
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pretty much living in a crack house You lived in my house too? took me forever to get everyone out! Seriously....figured out how to survive on a bag o taters, loaf o bread and tub o buttah (just a pun) for a month....God I hated Denver...after that, being homeless was practically a vacation. Glad the past is behind me. I may not be wealthy (that is for damned sure) but, I now can truly value the simple things in my life. Fuzuckin Crackheads!!!! ![]() LOL |
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I have never not been poor. We are all just a step away from ramen noodles. ![]() ha ha, exactly, for some of us, its just a step to the cabinet. |
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I hear ya. I went from that extreme to just the opposite. I am truly grateful for everything I have and who I have become. I like to keep those days fresh in my mind just to remind me to stay grateful. It is much prettier on this side of the tracks ![]() ![]() Big smooch for ya doll. I am reeeeeeally grateful that I now got a grip on things. But, I am glad for my screwed up past. It gives me a point of context. Now, when I wanna gripe about the petty things that don't go my way...I can look back and realize that things ain't so bad. |
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In fifteen days I'm homeless. Too many motorcycle wrecks in one year. On the sixteenth day I'll turn 57. I think it's gonna be a freakin' adventure (at least I hope so). Stuff happens. I've had it all and now I won't have anything. "Made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away too fast" (Jimmy Buffett). I'll still be me and my God will still be God. Just gotta stock up on toilet paper - that's one thing I gotta have.
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when i had my daughter at 16, was going to school, living on my own, and worked...mac and cheese days...and never any new cloths...but i made it
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In fifteen days I'm homeless. Too many motorcycle wrecks in one year. On the sixteenth day I'll turn 57. I think it's gonna be a freakin' adventure (at least I hope so). Stuff happens. I've had it all and now I won't have anything. "Made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away too fast" (Jimmy Buffett). I'll still be me and my God will still be God. Just gotta stock up on toilet paper - that's one thing I gotta have. Whatsup bro? I will give you a place to live. If you hook me up with one of your daughters. ![]() Totally playing man. Hope you don't take offense to that. I was leery to post it. But. They are angels, just georgeous. Good work by you bro. ![]() |
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1987-89....homeless for almost two years, and lived off of things you wouldn't put in your garbage can sometimes, but worked every day and moonlighted as a stripper at night twice a week, but too many other people to help as well, that needed it more at times.
there were 75 vietnam vets in the woods in various places, and i was the only one to make it out of that woods...Gee! our gov't really cares about our service people, yeah? showers were under a hose at a service garage....freezing sometimes, down to 10 degrees....pretended i was under a glacial stream to deal with it. i was the preverbial steak on a garbage can, and i found out who my friends were then..... |
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In fifteen days I'm homeless. Too many motorcycle wrecks in one year. On the sixteenth day I'll turn 57. I think it's gonna be a freakin' adventure (at least I hope so). Stuff happens. I've had it all and now I won't have anything. "Made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away too fast" (Jimmy Buffett). I'll still be me and my God will still be God. Just gotta stock up on toilet paper - that's one thing I gotta have. Whatsup bro? I will give you a place to live. If you hook me up with one of your daughters. ![]() Totally playing man. Hope you don't take offense to that. I was leery to post it. But. They are angels, just georgeous. Good work by you bro. ![]() Thanks, man. Much appreciated humor, BTW. They are; they're great. It was an effort and they're Daddy's Girls, but the rewards are tremendous. Also, neither of them knows my dire straits. Ain't nothin' for a stepper! |
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In fifteen days I'm homeless. Too many motorcycle wrecks in one year. On the sixteenth day I'll turn 57. I think it's gonna be a freakin' adventure (at least I hope so). Stuff happens. I've had it all and now I won't have anything. "Made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away too fast" (Jimmy Buffett). I'll still be me and my God will still be God. Just gotta stock up on toilet paper - that's one thing I gotta have. Whatsup bro? I will give you a place to live. If you hook me up with one of your daughters. ![]() Totally playing man. Hope you don't take offense to that. I was leery to post it. But. They are angels, just georgeous. Good work by you bro. ![]() Thanks, man. Much appreciated humor, BTW. They are; they're great. It was an effort and they're Daddy's Girls, but the rewards are tremendous. Also, neither of them knows my dire straits. Ain't nothin' for a stepper! Good. Now if I can have your permission to ask the brunette to marry me, that would be great. She is phenomenal. Tell her to come back on this site. ![]() ![]() |
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