Amen, sister. Good for you. Reading this was satisfying, and i think it's awesome that you're able to offer an entire university a different, more realistic view of your family's lifestyle.
I was talking with the BF today about whether or not we'd hit our respective kids. We both agreed we wouldn't want to, but hey, my parents did, and it worked.
I do think that as we've gotten older as a society we've become soft. And I'm not talking just about hitting kids, or our views on bars and the like. I just think that we've become so wrapped up in protecting every aspect of our lives that we forget that the "rough" times help us learn more about ourselves and the world than as you said 'hundreds of hours in a classroom could'.
I have noticed a similar attitude at the bible study group I attend in that most have this strange outlook on life where they almost look down on the blue collar life and don't think its worthy. Now I did not have a true blue collar family, but my parents were never much of the uppity sort and made sure to keep Miles and I grounded.
Great read and I'm proud to call you a friend.
I'm working on getting a group together to go to a haunted forrest. You should come.
This is an awesome post. I had a similar upbringing, with my dad drinking a substantial amount in my early childhood. Even though he might have been drunk some nights when he came home, he never raised a hand to me or my brother, or my mom. We knew that he just had a hard day at work because he didn't really like his job but he did it to provide for us because he loved us.
I can remember in my latter days of high school after work in the summer on a Friday, he and I would head to the bar because he wanted to show everyone how proud he was of me. He'd have a few beers and tell everyone that his son was going to be a doctor. He would tell anyone who would listen how smart I was and how much more mature I was than he was at that age. I used to be embarassed by it but now I really see how proud he was of me and still is.
People don't realize how good kids like us had it. Rich kids so protected that they don't know what real life is like and can't identify with people outside their comfort zone.
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I was talking with the BF today about whether or not we'd hit our respective kids. We both agreed we wouldn't want to, but hey, my parents did, and it worked.
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I do think that as we've gotten older as a society we've become soft. And I'm not talking just about hitting kids, or our views on bars and the like. I just think that we've become so wrapped up in protecting every aspect of our lives that we forget that the "rough" times help us learn more about ourselves and the world than as you said 'hundreds of hours in a classroom could'.
I have noticed a similar attitude at the bible study group I attend in that most have this strange outlook on life where they almost look down on the blue collar life and don't think its worthy. Now I did not have a true blue collar family, but my parents were never much of the uppity sort and made sure to keep Miles and I grounded.
Great read and I'm proud to call you a friend.
I'm working on getting a group together to go to a haunted forrest. You should come.
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this is awesome:)
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I can remember in my latter days of high school after work in the summer on a Friday, he and I would head to the bar because he wanted to show everyone how proud he was of me. He'd have a few beers and tell everyone that his son was going to be a doctor. He would tell anyone who would listen how smart I was and how much more mature I was than he was at that age. I used to be embarassed by it but now I really see how proud he was of me and still is.
People don't realize how good kids like us had it. Rich kids so protected that they don't know what real life is like and can't identify with people outside their comfort zone.
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