Poverty knows no one color ..
Going without power, water or food .. Most All Americans, Millions, have had
this experience ..
I felt this post like a ton of bricks ! My parents struggled hard when I was little. I remember having to go stay at my grandparents or my aunts house bc we didn't have power or running water. I remember walking to the laundry mat with my mama and seeing her count out pennies to trade for quarters so she could wash clothes. I remember sitting in front of the stove getting ready for school to get warm. I remember coming home from school and flipping light switches to see if we had power, turning the faucet on to see if we had water. I watched my mama fall to her knees and cry in her hands as they repossessed yet another car from our driveway. I remember when my front tooth was so loose it was hanging off my gums and my daddy said I could get a happy meal if I let him pull it. Of course I said yes. I watched them walk down the hall of our tiny trailer and pour change onto their bed to count out enough for a happy meal. I remember looking at my daddy's hands covered in cuts, black fingernails and rough skin from working construction. However, I didn't look at these memories as bad until I was old enough to understand what being poor was. My parents never let us think anything was wrong. I thought everyone lived like us! The best part of this story is my parents never gave up and worked so hard to get out of that situation. Today, they OWN a beautiful home, 2 brand new cars and go on vacations to anywhere whenever they want. They shared a condo in Destin, FL with my uncle until they sold it last year. It's been years since they had to worry about bills. My mama has a job at TTI/Ryobi as accounts payable manager and keeps climbing the ladder there. My daddy works part time as a contractor and is booked up six months out for side jobs he does on his own. I learned the value of a dollar pretty young but I also seen what hard work can get you. I'm so unbelievably proud of my parents and their accomplishments. They deserve all the great things this world has to offer. 💗
We are all Americans. Humans. All have had it hard … Unless you are The Clintons
or OBama or just Rich, You know what I'm saying ..
All have had it hard at sometime in their life ..
Poverty knows no one color ..
Going without power, water or food .. Most All Americans, Millions, have had
this experience ..
I felt this post like a ton of bricks ! My parents struggled hard when I was little. I remember having to go stay at my grandparents or my aunts house bc we didn't have power or running water. I remember walking to the laundry mat with my mama and seeing her count out pennies to trade for quarters so she could wash clothes. I remember sitting in front of the stove getting ready for school to get warm. I remember coming home from school and flipping light switches to see if we had power, turning the faucet on to see if we had water. I watched my mama fall to her knees and cry in her hands as they repossessed yet another car from our driveway. I remember when my front tooth was so loose it was hanging off my gums and my daddy said I could get a happy meal if I let him pull it. Of course I said yes. I watched them walk down the hall of our tiny trailer and pour change onto their bed to count out enough for a happy meal. I remember looking at my daddy's hands covered in cuts, black fingernails and rough skin from working construction. However, I didn't look at these memories as bad until I was old enough to understand what being poor was. My parents never let us think anything was wrong. I thought everyone lived like us! The best part of this story is my parents never gave up and worked so hard to get out of that situation. Today, they OWN a beautiful home, 2 brand new cars and go on vacations to anywhere whenever they want. They shared a condo in Destin, FL with my uncle until they sold it last year. It's been years since they had to worry about bills. My mama has a job at TTI/Ryobi as accounts payable manager and keeps climbing the ladder there. My daddy works part time as a contractor and is booked up six months out for side jobs he does on his own. I learned the value of a dollar pretty young but I also seen what hard work can get you. I'm so unbelievably proud of my parents and their accomplishments. They deserve all the great things this world has to offer. 💗
We are all Americans. Humans. All have had it hard … Unless you are The Clintons
or OBama or just Rich, You know what I'm saying ..
All have had it hard at sometime in their life ..
Poverty knows no one color ..
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