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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up farm poor like most in my community which had been cash poor for generations.  It wasn't the abject poverty many on this thread suffered.  But it's a different experience (and mentality) than what is typical on DCUM.  Food wasn't usually an issue and most people did not have AC (I actually didn't live in a place with it until I was in my mid 20s and living in DC).  It wasn't unusual for people to have unheated bedrooms and most kids I knew shared bedrooms. Ours were unheated and there were 3 of us to a bedroom.  Everyone worked from an early age - and a lot of it was hard work.  Lots of hand me downs and doing without, taking food to a neighbor who was struggling.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is that when people did have birthday parties, gifts were NEVER opened at the party.  To do so might embarrass someone who couldn't afford to bring a gift or might invite comparison between gifts.  You invited someone to your party because you wanted their company.  You wouldn't want them to decline because they couldn't afford a present nor would you want them to have to choose between attending or spending money they didn't have.

I've posted a few times on the 'why don't you open presents at the party?' threads.  I'm appalled at at the obliviousness of some of the posters - people who think they know who's poor because they volunteer at the school and know who gets a FARM.  [/quote]

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