quiltingcandy

When I was growing up my mother did not work outside the home, we had one car, and it was a family of 5. (3 kids a mom and dad.). We had everything we needed - my mom made her own noodles - short cake - pies - etc. We bought eggs from an egg man and the chicken too - my dad hunted and fished. It seemed whenever my sisters and I asked for anything my mother would say, "No, We can't afford that." More than once I would tell a waitress or a sales person, "No, we cant afford that" and embarrass the heck out of my parents. I didn't see it as shameful just a fact. And I grew up thinking we were poor - turns out we weren't - my mom and dad did not believe in spending money they didn't have on things they didn't need.