22 People Share Marking Memories From Growing Up Very Poor

10/10/2023

When families don’t have enough money to buy the things they need, life can become challenging. If this happened when you were a child, you might not have fully understood the hardships your parents were facing. Nonetheless, growing up with limited financial resources affects everyone who experiences it. Even as adults, those who grew up in such circumstances often remember specific situations and childhood memories that have left a lasting impact.

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Laura Parker

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My mom gave us graham crackers with buttercream frosting. (My dad was the milkman. The only thing we ever had enough of was dairy products.)

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Ian Cognito

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Eff the employee, eff the rats at the next table. No job I have ever had could pay me enough to be that inhumane to someone, and if they did pay me enough to say something, then I’d definitely have extra just pay for the dinner myself. We survive together or not at all.

Anna Tribe

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Ian Cognito

Same. He was a great dad doing his very best to treat his kids.

Frozengeckolover

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Ian Cognito

Wait. Why were the people at the next table rats? They didn't snitch, they overheard the employee, guessed what was going on, and paid so the dad wouldnt have to. They probably told the employee not to tell that they had paid, and the employee told anyways.

Laura Parker

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Ian Cognito

Why the people at the next table?!? They only bought him dinner!

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Frozengeckolover

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Same

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Frozengeckolover

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I feel your pain. Sometimes we couldn't afford pads at all. I had to use tissues or rags. I would save plastic bags and packaging from stuff to make a barrier so it wouldn't leak through to my clothes. I started reserving the real pads for school and church. Periods are stressful enough as it is. I developed severe anxiety because of all that. No girl should have to go through that.