How wealthy was your family? - Page 4

monster · 09-24-2007, 04:24 PM

thanks, Els.

Cloud · 10-02-2007, 11:48 AM

I thought it was odd that I'm the only one who didn't say they were poor to middling when they were growing up.

I was poor as an adult, 'cause I didn't follow my sisters' footsteps and marry a rich lawyer.

But I'm the only one. And I was thinking about how abysmally lazy and sloppy I am. I'm sure that had something to do with it.

Happy Monkey · 10-02-2007, 01:18 PM

I didn't mean to imply that my family was poor to middling; we just lived a more frugal lifestyle than we could have. Which is good, IMHO.

Cloud · 10-02-2007, 01:19 PM

frugal is good, yep.

glatt · 10-02-2007, 01:26 PM

Oh, and in my answer, I didn't mean to imply that we were somehow unhappy. I had a very rich childhood, even though we didn't have a lot of money.

Sundae · 10-03-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Oh, and in my answer, I didn't mean to imply that we were somehow unhappy. I had a very rich childhood, even though we didn't have a lot of money.

Same here. Yes I sulked a little because there were some things I couldn't have (the Play-Doh Barbers Set comes to mind) but mostly what we didn't have made us closer. My sister and I had two stuffed toys called Monkey and Jerry (Monkey was my imaginative name - she was a monkey) and we played with them for hour upon hour. They went shopping, to the hairdressers, to school etc etc. And we certainly didn't need a "set" or accessories that cost £24.99 in order to make them real to us.

Also, I know it was crummy that my parents on some shifts didn't see eachother all that much, but it lead to such a balanced childhood parenting-wise. I grew up seeing a man do the sewing, cooking, cleaning, bathing etc. Also my Dad was slower to anger than my Mum, but actually had higher standards in he behaviour he expected. I wouldn't trade the hours I spent with him for all the toys and fast food in the world.

Clodfobble · 10-02-2007, 01:46 PM

Plus, it's all extremely relative. We had tight times, but we were still very middle class, especially compared to some of the other experiences on here. I had friends in school whom I knew lived much more meagerly than I did, but it just wasn't a topic any of us really worried about one way or another.

TheMercenary · 10-03-2007, 06:04 AM

Interesting reading. Thanks to all who posted.

DanaC · 10-03-2007, 08:56 AM

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Also, I know it was crummy that my parents on some shifts didn't see eachother all that much, but it lead to such a balanced childhood parenting-wise. I grew up seeing a man do the sewing, cooking, cleaning, bathing etc.

Yep, me too. With Dad being a nightworker he was usually the one at home when I finished school, especially once mum went to nursing college and had to do different shifts.

Cloud · 10-03-2007, 09:10 AM

well, one thing I learned for sure growing up in a wealthy area was that money does not buy happiness. Often the richest families were the most fucked up.

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Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I thought it was odd that I'm the only one who didn't say they were poor to middling when they were growing up. I was poor as an adult, 'cause I didn't follow my sisters' footsteps and marry a rich lawyer. But I'm the only one. And I was thinking about how abysmally lazy and sloppy I am. I'm sure that had something to do with it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Oh, and in my answer, I didn't mean to imply that we were somehow unhappy. I had a very rich childhood, even though we didn't have a lot of money.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Plus, it's all extremely relative. We had tight times, but we were still very middle class, especially compared to some of the other experiences on here. I had friends in school whom I knew lived much more meagerly than I did, but it just wasn't a topic any of us really worried about one way or another.

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Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, one thing I learned for sure growing up in a wealthy area was that money does not buy happiness. Often the richest families were the most fucked up. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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