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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not grow up poor but my father did.  He grew up poor, abused, and neglected.  He saved himself by volunteering for the military as soon as they let him; I think he was just 17. After he served, he went to college on the GI Bill and got the hell out of dodge.

The PP who finds it hard to say no to her DC reminded me of one of my favorite stories about my dad:

He never told people about his past.  In fact, my sibling and I knew very little about his childhood while growing up.  He was stern and quiet.  But he would break character at Christmas and was well-known for consistently buying the biggest and most expensive items on the local "Angel Tree" each year.  He'd buy children Nintendo systems, walkmans, bikes, etc...  He'd wrap it up himself and deliver the goodies to the tree with glee.

Apparently, when he was 6, he was asked at church  make out a list for "Santa."  His mother took the paper and wrote out that he wanted mittens and a coat.  He was angry and threw a fit.  Santa, after all, was supposed to bring you toys and that's what he wanted.  At the church Christmas celebration that year, he got his coat and mittens, along with a giant robot toy that he had coveted for some time.  He said he never felt better in his life than at that moment and he would never let a kid's Christmas wish go unfulfilled, if he could help it.

Brought me to tears. God bless your father. What a wonderful human being.

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