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Hi twilight...I was talking to Hol, but wow...you do identify a lot with what I wrote out!
Sadlyyou are right, money does make a difference. I have been as poor myself in my life, and you are right, not now.
It was when I was poor that my eating was the worst - and the blessing of being poor was to re-discover free things, namely walking to parks or other free events in town. The library saved me, it really did. i could walk there and read to my kids or have them be read to by certain story time readers. Best of all, i could bring a home a stack of bboks - free - and escape there for a while.
i did not own a car for about five years! Or have a phone for about as long....well before the internet, so you are lucky there to be able to reach out like this!
Holly has the weather to contend with - I realize that is a hard thing too. I lived in northern Illionois as a kid, and recall how long the winters were, believe me. I did not know about snowshoes or Xcountry skiis, or I would have had those strapped on. Ice storms are more prevalent where i lived - and there is not much getting outside in that crap!
But, again, I was pretty poor as a kid, and recall plenty of long walks in new snow - nothing more gorgeous. I started working at a young age - had a 40 hour a week job in high school - i swear just to help fight boredom!
I know that we're not all the same - i am, it appears, the polar opposite of you & Holly - I go into a full run AWAY when I am stressed out - you guys seem to shut down and check out. I'm just trying to offer another persepctive - of course, we will all do what we will, right???
Being poor is VERY hard to deal with food. I hate that about our society - the worst types of food is all we can afford there. I have no easy answers except to be as vigilant as you can - every cent has to go to buying whole foods and all you can do righ tnow is avoid bags of chips, cookies, etc.
I really have been there and know it is not easy. Press on, Twi!!!!
Sadlyyou are right, money does make a difference. I have been as poor myself in my life, and you are right, not now.
It was when I was poor that my eating was the worst - and the blessing of being poor was to re-discover free things, namely walking to parks or other free events in town. The library saved me, it really did. i could walk there and read to my kids or have them be read to by certain story time readers. Best of all, i could bring a home a stack of bboks - free - and escape there for a while.
i did not own a car for about five years! Or have a phone for about as long....well before the internet, so you are lucky there to be able to reach out like this!
Holly has the weather to contend with - I realize that is a hard thing too. I lived in northern Illionois as a kid, and recall how long the winters were, believe me. I did not know about snowshoes or Xcountry skiis, or I would have had those strapped on. Ice storms are more prevalent where i lived - and there is not much getting outside in that crap!
But, again, I was pretty poor as a kid, and recall plenty of long walks in new snow - nothing more gorgeous. I started working at a young age - had a 40 hour a week job in high school - i swear just to help fight boredom!
I know that we're not all the same - i am, it appears, the polar opposite of you & Holly - I go into a full run AWAY when I am stressed out - you guys seem to shut down and check out. I'm just trying to offer another persepctive - of course, we will all do what we will, right???
Being poor is VERY hard to deal with food. I hate that about our society - the worst types of food is all we can afford there. I have no easy answers except to be as vigilant as you can - every cent has to go to buying whole foods and all you can do righ tnow is avoid bags of chips, cookies, etc.
I really have been there and know it is not easy. Press on, Twi!!!!
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." ~Mark Twain
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