Posted on 10/28/2014 11:48:39 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It is our own fault that we didn’t hold the kids feet to the fire on (1) Work ethic (2) financial management
Went to night school so I could graduate highschool early. Left home at 16, got a 1-room pad behind a hostel and worked as a dish cleaner till I went to Georgia at 17. I loved my parents very much, but I never looked back.
My parents did scrounge together some precious dollars and bought me a used car before I left. It was very generous of them and every year I get older the little tear in my eye gets bigger just wondering what they must have sacrificed to make that happen.
Pro tips for the youth:
My poorest years were some of my best, funniest, and most memorable.
Fear of starving is a great motivation tool.
I lived most of my life without a cell phone and internet. It was fantastic.
I have to ask my parents NOT to give me money. Apparently, my mother is trying to make up for not spoiling me when I was younger.
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