I savor my freedom to decide what to do, when to do it, and where to go to do it.
Jeez, HypnoToad’s been in the bathroom forever!
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This is a great thread. All the same, I can’t help but think about a certain song…
Or the Four Yorkshiremen: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo
The big one is butter. My parents always bought store brand margarine, because it was cheaper. I hated margarine so much and I swore I would never have it in my own house. Now I use butter for everything. (I did finally convince my parents that margarine is bad for you and got them to switch over).
When I was a kid I never got the big box of crayons or coloring books. As an adult I will admit to buying the giant box of crayons and coloring books and spend a rainy/boring afternoon coloring.
The other thing was new clothes and shoes. I had a cousin who was 2 years older than me, so I got all of her hand me down clothes until junior high. I got a few new things every year like socks and underthings…now I buy new clothes because I feel like it and I buy shoes even if I don’t need them.
But as an adult, I found out my parents didn’t do the things they did because they were mean… they did it because we were broke… I didn’t know we were poor. I had the necessities, and we got through life alright.