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Originally Posted by cicy33
this is kinda my point, I don't want to have to make my kids be the joke. and yes, especially in this day they would be if they wore the same dress all week or two dresses in 5 days. It is hard enough just being in school these days. I don't want to be miserable and make my kids miserable. ........
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My husband is a good case in point! He grew up extremely poor: his father was an Army Sargent and there were 8 kids; he shared a bed with two others until he left home, he never had new clothes, his shoes always had holes since he was the last to get them, their food frugality was amazing--an avocado would be split between the 8 of them, mixed with milk;... on and on...
Now, he can't bear the smell of a used clothing store--sends him right back to his childhood; he hords, doesn't know how to budget (there wasn't enough
to budget), and constantly feels he needs to treat himself, now that he's making "good" money.
He never complains of having been miserable and they were certainly creative in their play, but it definitely had a negative impact on his sense of self, oh,
and his health. They were too poor to have enough healthy food on the table, PX's aren't noted for fresh veggies I guess and they couldn't garden because of where they lived, .......anyhow his teeth and his stomach paid the price.