“Going to Grandmas house because theres nothing to eat at your house.”
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Updated 8 years ago,July 14, 2017
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Going to Grandmas house because theres nothing to eat at your house.
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EmilyamI
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Times like that made me grow up way too fast.
The_UnApologist
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That Santa doesnt visit some kids.
SentientLife
4.
Pretending youre not even hungry.
Pretending youre not even hungry and thats why youre not eating lunch.
Pa1ePanther
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How being poor drains you of motivation and self-respect, and makes opportunities harder to take.
But its not that easy, having no money is insidious and it affects your whole outlook and personality.
Being poor can also give you respect for the value of money, and stops you wasting it.
Also, when I was poor I was somehow closer to the people who I lived around.
We were poor together and we partied together in squats with out of date cider.
rainbowWar
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Adding water to an empty shampoo bottle to get more shampoo.
Adding water to an empty shampoo bottle to get more shampoo.
sanch3z90
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When you turn 16 you dont get a car, you just get to be 16.
Adding water to milk.
Adding water to milk.
.49 cent hamburger day (which turns to days) at McDonalds.
akujiki87
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SGT_chowdown
10.
Sharing one McDonalds milkshake with your five brothers and dad.
You dont remember, do you?
That was my life growing up.
wackwackagentofdoom
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Hyrulian_NPC
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Drinking sugar water to stay alive.
Drinking sugar water to stay alive.
Showering at the middle school because the water was shut off.
Mayo and mustard sandwiches.
Being SO excited to be able to spend TWO WHOLE DOLLARS at the dollar store.
Do I get 2 toys or 2 candies or a toy AND a candy?!
And so, so many other things.
Her_Bitch
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The risk of failure.
The risk of failure.
TheDevils10thMan
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Having your parents borrow money you saved up to pay the bills.
Having your parents borrow money you saved up to pay the bills.
That living paycheck to paycheck is an actual thing.
Late payments and having cell phone/electricity/water cut off.
Visiting Cash Advanced stores with your parents.
The amount of unsupervised alone time spent growing up.
Both my parents worked all day and couldnt afford summer camp or anything like that.
Having no money for Christmas trees/ fireworks/Halloween costumes to celebrate holidays.
highhopes42
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You cant replace things you break.
If I break this, my family cannot just afford to buy me another one.
gopeepants
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Being the outcast because you cant afford the field trip or movie.
Being outcasted in an activity because you cant afford it (field trips, movies, etc.)
chinar_p
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Being unable to accept invitations because you couldnt even afford to get a ride there.
I couldnt just get a ride from my mom and she never had spare change for the bus.
Every dollar was accounted for.
It sucked having to explain yet again that no money meant no money for anything, even a ride.
Edit: Jesus Christ, you guys.
I didnt expect this.
Trying to respond to everyones messages, thanks for all the kind words.
GirlsBeLike
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Not everyone graduates from high school or goes to college.
That graduating from high school/going to university is a really big deal for some people.
punkterminator
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Having your entire wardrobe consist of the clothes your older, much taller brother grew out of.
That and only ever getting to stay in a Motel 6 when traveling.
StevesMcQueenIsHere
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Knowing how long different places take to cash a check.
Knowing how long different places take to cash a check.
Low on gas and broke?
The Co-Op takes a week to cash the check so you are safe.
Also how to hook up grill propane tanks up to your water heater or furnace.
My husband was baffled when I looked at hookups when we were house shopping just in case.
It was a moment I realized we had very different childhoods.
PandaKickPunch
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Saving up lunch money to buy something.
Saving up lunch money to buy something.
uptodatepotato
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Not realizing that your parents dont hate you, theyre just under too much pressure.
larkspurwoods
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Not having anything to eat except Kraft Dinner and canned soup.
Not having anything to eat except Kraft Dinner and canned soup.
NagChampaHippie
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Mrtheliger
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Brown bread in a can.
Christmas from the Dollar Store.
Having your parent use your gift cards you got for cigarettes and saying Ill pay you back later.
Going through winter with no heat in New England, cause oil is too much.
A week without electric isnt a game to teach you a lesson but once a month thing.
Stealing food from school so you might eat and feed your hunger.
Stealing so you might sell stuff so you might eat.
Being used to overdoses as a child.
Playing did the car get repoed game.
underterms
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Doing all your own housework.
At one point she asked, Well then who does all the house work and stuff?!
When I explained to her that we all pitched in when I was growing up she groaned.
PM_me_pizza_drawings
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Having friends ask why your house is so small.
Why my house was so small.
I got made fun of because my house was so small.
Like a garage size.
Sorry I didnt live in a mansion like the rest of them.
Like so tiny they almost missed it and thought it was someones shed!
And as you get older why I didnt go out eating with them all the time?
Or I like seafood right?
Why didnt I just order the bucket of seafood instead of the chicken club sandwich?
Edited to clarify my house wasnt even that small.
It was normal sized, but to those rich girls it was the size of their garages.
wistful_
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Getting a serious injury but not being able to afford a doctor.
Seriously, Ive broken my foot and not even gotten crutches.
Could barely walk but I had to tough it out and look like nothing was wrong.
K-dog701
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Its like theyre psychologically conditioned to be optimistic, and of course it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
3345_
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Stealing something because you need it and then crying about it later.
Being afraid of running out of food.
Stealing something because you need it and then crying about it later.
Having a candle day because the lights dont work.
Sleeping in a coat, because you cant afford to heat your home.
Unplugging the fridge in the winter, because it isnt necessary.
Teaching yourself to fish because fuck it.
You only have $20s anyway so buy a rod and hope for the best.
Not being able to take off work for any reason.
JakBishop
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Some girls wont date youbecauseyoure poor.
They assume I was too shy or not interested in women.
But really, it was because I didnt have money.
Some girls wont date youbecauseyoure poor.
Others think youre gross because you wear the same oversized, outdated hand-me-downs every day.
