Quote:
Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Man, even if I don't agree, I've been empathetic to your overall point. But this entire post is absolutely ludicrous. I'd swear you're pulling all our legs here, having a private joke.
I grew up a poor kid in section 8 housing (I believe you guys call it public housing). I borrowed books from the library and I remember having to wait weeks for Judy Blume's Superfudge when it was the hot book. Yet it never occurred to me that Judy Blume was obligated to swing by my house and sell me a copy at a fair price (which for me at that age would have been pennies) because I just couldn't wait to read the book. Reading the latest Harry Potter book isn't a right and really isn't even important in the grand scheme of things.
I didn't get a Members only jacket when they were the fad. Because not everything in life is affordable by everyone.
|
Hear Hear! I was an elementary school kid in the early 70s, I (and some of my friends) were often way behind the times on books, records, tv shows, movies, fashions, and *everything*. Other kids hid their "deprivation" the best they could to avoid getting teased. We didn't have Google back then to look up the lyrics either
And my foster parents were exceptionally good. They just didn't have money to drop on every thing that came out. We had things we enjoyed, things that were special, and learned to appreciate what we had.