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Besides that my parents lived a world apart around the age I am now, I honestly don't know what their life was like.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

i know that if they worked hard they could get by.

By worked hard that meant my father, without a college degree, was able to afford:

  • A small 3 bedroom house with a yard.
  • 2 cars.
  • 3rd kid on the way.
  • Wife that was nearly bedridden because of said kid.

I don’t think that’s even remotely possible today.