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(25,853 posts)I have at times in my life been relatively poor, but never to that point.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)Very grateful for what we have
AJT
(5,240 posts)with water to feed my kids. I was working 3 jobs and going to junior college, but I knew I would have a decent job after I graduated. I didn't have to live my whole life in want.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)applegrove
(118,642 posts)It was fun to solve problems but there was no way i was going to remember the language i learned. I actually built a webpage that was up for a few years but that is only because i could use what you see is what you get software. And i could do it over the long term. Programming must be great fun i always thought.
AJT
(5,240 posts)I diid what I did to support my family. I worked with computers for 36 years and couldn't wait to retire I almost never use a computer now. I use my phone or tablet for almost everything.
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)or have no bed, or are taken from their beds and slaughtered all over the world.
sammythecat
(3,568 posts)It's the truth. We are lucky.
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)she was a daughter of a share cropper.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)And pretty much broken with arthritis. Thanks for the good wishes.
She never liked camping because she had to use outhouses growing up.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)Lars39
(26,109 posts)Horribly hard life.