[hanamizu]

We were not spoiled. My friends and I had part time jobs in high school and college. We mowed our parents lawns. Shoveled. Raked leaves. No landscapers. One car in the family. We rode bikes. Walked 1.5 each way to school. We were not spoiled.

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Not by today’s standard no. But by our parents’ standards we probably were. My dad told me (he tended to exaggerate) that an orange in the Christmas stocking was a big deal. He was one of 4 brothers. Maybe a toy or two. My Christmases (only child) were a bonanza in comparison. I think that because our parents pretty much went without, they splurged on us—not our fault. But we got to grow up in a time of plenty and for most of them, they didn’t.

But for those who didn’t get to experience the 50s, they were pretty nice.

[gcparent]

My dad grew up in poverty during the depression

Because we owned our home and had food on table and sent their kids to college does not make us spoiled.