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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:03 PM Original message |
Growing up, were you poor or wealthy? |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. slightly better off than average I guess, my father was a union electrician |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Too bad even union jobs don't seem safe any longer. nt |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. he is retired now with good benefits and pension |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. That is a long time to do a job like that... |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. Poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Must have been difficult. I'm grateful that our tough times were... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. long island wonder years, yes, it was as dull as it sounds. nt |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. At least you were close to an exciting city! nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Thank god. Punk saved me! :) lol nt |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. We weren't rich but we never missed a meal. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. That's important... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. That sounds like my upbringing... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Growing up in the 50s was good. Energy and credit were cheap. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I'm here in the Dallas area, as you may know... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
45. Up until my mother died at 94 in 2005, I visited Dallas 4 times a year. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. We had four children in our family too... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. It's so good to know you had family... |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. That must have been rough. n/t |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm not sure if I was on the very lower edge of middle class, or on the upper edge of poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. It should be mandatory for every child to be given the opportunity.... |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Well, in my family's case... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
150. That sounds about right. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #150 |
168. Luckily we never had refridgerator problems... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Wow... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Nah... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. You are wise |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Aw, you flatter me. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. No! |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. If those are the two choices, we were poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Oh. I should have put more than those two choices... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. My father worked in a shoe factory. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Sounds like your parents held things together well |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
26. Neither. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. It's just amazing how many times I've heard similar stories... |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
30. better than average |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Hi petersond! |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. yeah, 9 of us |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. Started out "poor" |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Glad it wasn't bad |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. Yeah, that's pretty much how it was for my little sister... |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
39. Neither |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Hi BNL! |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
41. Upper middle class, I'd say. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Yes, you were lucky! |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Oh, like I said in my first post, I do appreciate that fact... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. I think we were poor but we never missed a meal. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. "Love, chaos, bickering and laughter...." |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
44. Poor but better off than many people |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
87. I remember the Mormon church helping a family in our neighborhood... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. We were lower middle class |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Another snot-nosed lower middle classmate here! |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. We're the fun people, aren't we? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. The best! Well educated, with nothing to lose! n/t |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
153. also lower m.c.- grandfather was an autobody repairman (1960s) |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. Certainly not rich, but not really poor either |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. A common thread, I'm readining, is an optimism.... |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:14 AM Response to Reply #55 |
166. Actually, I think this is pretty typical of grad students |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. Poor, but not destitute. (most of the time) |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Glad you weren't destitute... |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. It is indeed a horrible feeling. |
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BigBluenoser (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
52. Some good times... some bad times... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Welcome to DU! |
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BigBluenoser (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Thanks for the welcome |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #62 |
83. Hey, you gave me a giggle too but |
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BigBluenoser (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. My mom always told me my head was in the clouds... |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
108. My dad was a Newfie |
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BigBluenoser (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #108 |
172. Yeah, the Atlantic region sure has changed... |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
54. middle to upper-middle. n/t |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Hi TA |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. Hey KC2 |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. Middle Class, mostly |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. So sorry about your bio father |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #65 |
79. Yeah, he's great. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
64. Poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. By your user name... |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #66 |
156. Estonia |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #156 |
163. Thank you! |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
67. Comfortable....definitely not rich, but we weren't poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Hi TK421! |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. You do the same..I'm stuck here at work |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
69. I'd say, near the bottom of the "neither poor nor wealthy" bunch. -nt |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #69 |
88. Thanks. nt |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
70. I was poor, middle class then rich..... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
89. You're going the right direction, I guess! nt |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #89 |
131. No, now I am back to poor again... |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
72. Perfectly comfortable. Not wealthy by any means, but we had |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
90. Spices are good! :-) nt |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
73. Both extremes |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #73 |
91. Now.. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #91 |
157. I need to check the Statute of Limitations |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
75. Broke in terms of money |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #75 |
92. I know what you mean. |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
76. We didn't have much money |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #76 |
93. Do you mind me asking... |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #93 |
123. How to bathe without a tub or shower |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. Thanks for answering that! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. Not if you live in the South. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
77. Lower middle most of the time ... hovering above poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
94. omg... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
78. Poor as dirt. But lucky to have older cousins, so we could get clothes & bikes & stuff |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #78 |
96. Wow... |
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Ramsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
80. Upper middle class mostly |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #80 |
98. Having several kids in college/grad school would be tough. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #80 |
128. Same here. My dad had his most productive years in the 70s, when |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
81. Probably middle to slightly upper-middle class. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #81 |
99. It's interesting, isn't it, how much more a single income could provide... |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
82. Very, very poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #82 |
100. Sounds like you're doing well in school... |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
85. Poor. My mom was a waitress at a diner and my 1st stepfather was a heroin addict |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #85 |
101. Wow... I'm so glad you didn't have to go into foster care. |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
86. I come from a wealthy family |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #86 |
103. You were fortunate, but it sounds a little sad.... |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
95. Pretty damned poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #95 |
105. Had more than my fair share of spaghetti growing up... |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. Me, too! |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
97. Middle class. But I would have traded it for more love. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #97 |
106. Aww |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #106 |
122. Thanks |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:42 PM Original message |
In between. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
107. Fresh fruits and vegetables.... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
102. We were so poor, I never even knew it. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Interesting |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
104. very wealthy for the most part |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #104 |
111. Hi pri |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
112. Mostly middle class, with ups and downs. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. Having done my share of Library work... |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #113 |
129. She was fiercely independant |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
114. It ranged quite a bit |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. Oh... |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
116. Pretty darn good overall. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #116 |
119. If you don't mind me asking... |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #119 |
124. Air Force - E-9 |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #124 |
127. My Dad retired Lt Col, USAF |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
117. Upper middle class. Didn't know it though till I was about 10. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Really. So... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #120 |
125. Yup. |
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Sweet Freedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
118. Fairly poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #118 |
121. I'm glad you kept your empathy and compassion. |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
132. Fairly poor |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. That's never a good idea... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
134. Kind of both |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Yeah.. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
135. Neither. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. Oh...all of a sudden I have that Pretenders song stuck in my head! |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #137 |
142. Wooo Oooo Oooo Oooo. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
138. Relatively poor. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. You know... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
140. Both. When I was very young, we were working class. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. I'm sorry to hear about your father.. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #143 |
148. Aw, thanks. |
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TexasLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
141. lower middle working class? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. Yes |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
144. I never realized that we were poor! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. Odd question for you... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #146 |
158. No, I'm the opposite. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #158 |
161. Yes, I made some of my own clothing... |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
147. Looking back, I would say we were on the high end of the poor scale. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Your parents sound very kind hearted |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
151. Middle class |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. Glad your parents made it work! |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
152. poor n/t |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #152 |
155. On that note.. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
159. working class. Not many luxuries, but always had food, clothes and heat |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #159 |
162. Thanks |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
160. Family was decidedly middle class |
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Rising Phoenix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
164. started out loaded |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
165. Parents were divorced. Mom was poor, dad wealthy |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
167. Well off. Pretty well off, really. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
169. Poor. But in a big poor extended Sicilian family you share everything, so it always |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
170. Middle Class |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
171. We were lower middle class |
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