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Re: Donald Trump: Low Minimum Wage 'Not a Bad Thing for This Country' 

By: clo in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (4)
Sat, 22 Aug 15 4:37 AM | 98 view(s)
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DG,

Many people lived a similar life. You're not an unusual case in point.

My paternal grandfather died a month before I was born. My beloved Grandmother moved in with us. After some time of adjustment she went back to work. She took a bus both ways & worked at a hospital.

For years me & my 3 younger sisters lived in 1 bedroom.

My Dad was inflicted with Parkinson's disease when he was in his early thirties after a car accident. When he came home from the hospital he couldn't hold a pen, walking was a challenge. And we were afraid to look at him.

Mom went to work, we were in school by then. She sewed doll clothes for Christmas presents for us from the scraps left over from sewing dresses for us for church.

I babysat at 12 yrs old & made .50 cents an hour. At 15 I worked in a beauty salon on Friday's after school & Saturday's washing hair etc.
I was responsible for my clothes & shoes by 13, except for a winter coat.

By 16 I saved over 300.00. Dad found out & borrowed it to repair his truck.
He was an alcoholic & I resented him for spending his money on alcohol & needing mine for repairs.

So DG, you're not the only one with a history of tough times & I HOPE you remember that in the future.




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Re: Donald Trump: Low Minimum Wage 'Not a Bad Thing for This Country'
By: DGpeddler in FFFT3
Sat, 22 Aug 15 2:36 AM 		Msg. 14923 of 65535


clo, after WWII most people had to
work hard to make a living wage.
They did not have anyone but family
to depend on to be able to have a
place to live and food on the table.
My grandmother lived with us because
she did not have an income. I was
raised to work hard and take care of
myself. When I was a kid I listened
to the Lone Ranger because we did
not go to the movies or own a TV.
I was 8 years old before we got a
TV. I played with my brothers and
sister and kids in the neighborhood.
We raised chickens in the backyard
because a company in the neighborhood
let chickens escape from time to time.
That gave us eggs for breakfast and
chicken for lunch on Sunday. BTW, I
still do not care for chicken. But I
learned that I should earn money and
spend it wisely. Later, I watched Mom
get fired from managing a dime store
because the chain got sold and the
new owners "Did not have women managers".
I saw her buy a small convenience store
and start cooking donuts to make money.
For about 20 years she got up at 3:30 AM,
six days a week and closed at 6:00 PM with
the help of my Dad. She taught me to not
spend money unless I had to spend it.
During those years I watched lots of
people buy all kinds of new "toys" that
they could not really afford. So I guess
I probably am a snob.

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