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Originally Posted by WarChild
When my father left my mother, she was left with no education, no money and two children. We were poor. I had one pair of shoes and two pair of pants to last me an entire school year. My sister and I were ridiculed and teased through out grade school.
My mom worked a full time job, raised two children as best she could, and went to school part time for 12 years to get an accounting degree and later an MBA to make a better life for herself and her children. I remember her being tired and worn out my entire childhood. She never once complained, took welfare or blamed anyone else for her woes.
Don't tell me what poor people can and can not do. It's more a matter of what poor people will or will not do. The opportunities are there, it's what you make of them.
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That is awesome!! Tell you mom she did a great thing by giving her children a way to make something out of themselves.
I'll agree that ghetto america doesn't have a nuturing environment, but unfortunatly it's not the government's job to raise their children. I do believe that we make the bed that we lie in.
i grew up in a typical middle class home with 2 educated parents. My dad worked hard so my mom didn't have to. We had a family ski/fishing boat a decent house and took a yearly vacation. When I chose not to go to school (my grades kicked ass in high school) it took years for my parents to accept that decision. Now that they see where I am and what I'm doing (except for the adult stuff that they don't know about) they can't stop talking about me to their friends and neghbors (which pisses me off
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When I was in high school I spent alot of time in the projects working with a group that would try and mentor and help the people there. I remember when someone got seriously hurt one Saturday, the ambulance wouldn't even go into the projects in fear that they would get hurt. I remember that the police wouldn't even drive through the projects.
Seeing that made me thankfull for the family I was born into. However, if I was born into the projects I would hope I would have the same ambition I have now. I'm sure the business would have changed (it might not even have an SIC code).
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Originally Posted by phonesex
hahahaha, not everyone is the same. Imagine if all was as successful as you? Who would mow your lawn, or cut your hair. Even if everbody was educated there would still be different classes of people.
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I don't see people who mow my lawn or cut my hair poor. Even if everyone was educated there would still be poeple who lowed lawns and cut hair because they enjoyed it.
I think the poor people in this country are the ones who are generationaly on welfare or don't care enough to get off welfare.
Sorry for the long post...