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[quote=Anonymous]very interesting - and complicated - thread.  my parents were blue collar. five kids, one with SN who lived with them for nearly whole life. dad's company changed from pension to 401K. they were fairly frugal though did enjoy an occasional meal at the bar down the street or ice cream sundae at Baskin Robbins.  weren't able to buy a home till their 60s, so had a mortgage.  my mom had some serious undiagnosed mental issues, which often isolated the family.  my childhood sucked in many ways.  that said, we all still showed up when my parents needed us in the last ten years of their lives (and had before then, but they really needed us at that time).  i was able to do this as i think my parents made mistakes but they did the best that they could with what they knew and was available to them.  my parents made a ton of sacrifices for us, even if my mom's mental health problems have caused lifelong challenges for me, especially in making and keeping friends.

i might not have been able to do this if i was not cognizant of their sacrifices - they enabled me to have the life i do today and will be forever grateful for them for that.[/quote]

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