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[quote=Anonymous]PP here who grew up in huge, poor family, in Deep South with an awesomely heroic mama. 
Was just talking with DH, who also grew up poor in the 'hood, in a big family, in the Deep South.
They lived in a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house that often had no hot water. They warmed up water on the stove and sometimes used the oven for heat. 
A treat was mixing sugar into water and drinking what they called "sweet water."
The neighborhood was really rough so they weren't allowed to stray far from home. Once in middle school a group of boys called his big brother a nerd and beat him so badly that the he was in a coma for a week.
He remembers his brothers and sisters always coming up with creative games when they played outside. 
His mom used to go what she called "rambling" and got huge grab bags of clothes and stuff for $5 from the thrift store. 
His mom had a great singing voice and played piano in church. Several of his siblings picked up this talent and they would sing in harmony for entertainment. 
Eating at McDonald's a few times a year was a huge treat.

My DH and I met in hs, attracted in part by our similar life experiences. We're now upper middle class and live in a nice home. We often are stunned that things like a twice monthly housekeeper and gardener are part of our experience. His dad was a groundskeeper on a segregated golf course for a while and both of our mothers cleaned other people's toilets to help make ends meet. 
We want to provide the best for our daughter and little one on the way, but it's important to us that she also remain humble and grounded. She has some new things but lots of hand me downs from our large families. We want to do more volunteering. Her daycare is a nice place in the 'hood. She'll probably take dance classes at THEARC and we swim at a community pool in a mixed income neighborhood.
Her experiences will be her own, but hopefully we can help provide balance and help her appreciate people from all walks of life. [/quote]

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