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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]putting things back at the grocery store b/c we did not have enough money for the bill[/quote]

Crap. I do this today a lot, but I have to believe that my DH and I are on the right path. I lost my job, but I'm looking at going back to school for something better.

DH grew up very poor. He and his 2 older brothers grew up in a shit hole. There is no other way to put it. Today CPS would have taken all 3 of them out of there. My husband got straight A's through out school, which is a interesting thing,because neither of his parents have more than a HS diploma. He joined the military as soon as he possibly could. Went to military college and went on to complete his masters degree. He loves the military, because of it saving his life. He and his brothers had to share baths and beds. He remembers his brothers clothes coming from Good Will and he had to wear the hand me downs after them. Sadly, he is a lot taller than his brothers and hated how they did't fit. He remembers that almost all of his socks had holes and his Christmas presents were all hand me downs from his brothers. When they got their own mattresses they were from the side of the road. He also grew up in Chicago, so he remembers ALWAYS being cold. They also never really had fresh vegetables and always the real old bread.

He is now a little crazy about his socks and is weird when it comes to having warm meals with vegetables. He is always worried about losing his job and is now worried that I lost mine.

I have to say he's a bit of a survivor. As soon as I lost my job, he started looking for a second. I know he'll do whatever it takes for us to not go without. [/quote]

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