You aren't alone brother. I grew up with rich and poor family, but chose the poor.
People who have never had to wonder if they were going to have a meal or a place to sleep as a child can never know how it can permanently change your life. I'm glad you are making strides, I still struggle to, so that's quite the accomplishment and you should be proud.
I don't think I will ever stop tallying my groceries as I put them in the basket. Or being surprised when my kids ask for something from the impulse ailse, I literally don't even see it I'm so used to not being able to get any of it.
I firmly believe if every person had to at least work a minimum wage job for a year and try to survive off it, our society would be so much better off, you wouldn't have to explain being poor to some privileged kid who has all the answers because it worked for them.
Half of the country will never know what it's like to be the other half, but one side has all the incentives to keep it that way.
I have family who still spout 'If I were born poor I'd still end up rich' (translation- poor people are just stupid, I'm smart).
People who have never had to wonder if they were going to have a meal or a place to sleep as a child can never know how it can permanently change your life. I'm glad you are making strides, I still struggle to, so that's quite the accomplishment and you should be proud.
I don't think I will ever stop tallying my groceries as I put them in the basket. Or being surprised when my kids ask for something from the impulse ailse, I literally don't even see it I'm so used to not being able to get any of it.
I firmly believe if every person had to at least work a minimum wage job for a year and try to survive off it, our society would be so much better off, you wouldn't have to explain being poor to some privileged kid who has all the answers because it worked for them.
Half of the country will never know what it's like to be the other half, but one side has all the incentives to keep it that way.
I have family who still spout 'If I were born poor I'd still end up rich' (translation- poor people are just stupid, I'm smart).
I'm cheering you on, and you give me hope!