Friday, November 26, 2010
We weren't rich...
We never had a lot of money growing up, now I am not saying that my family was poor but money defiantly played a role in how stressed I was as a young child. My mother and father had to grow up fast, at the age of 16 my mom gave birth to her first child, by 23 my mom had three children. I am 23 now and cannot image having one child to take care of, let alone three. I give my mother and father a lot of credit for keeping us clothed and feed. I guess my stress came from the fact that we could not get the latest and greatest things, and this never really effected me till I was in elementary school. Once I was in elementary school things started to get different, we weren't kids anymore, your friends cared if you were wearing name brand clothes and shoes. My parents could not afford to shop at all of the name brand stores, and a lot of times I wore my cousins hand me downs. It was difficult going to school back then and feeling like I didn't fit in. Now it seems so dumb, the fact that I cared so much about what my peers thought about my clothes is just ridiculous. I think about it now, it's just clothes why did I care so much, and the only way I can explain it is the fact that others made me care so much about my appearance. Maybe this is why today I am obsessed with my appearance and clothes. I just hope that my children have more confidence then I did and realize that clothes are just material things and they do not make you who you are.
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Anna,
ReplyDeleteI am amazed by how young children begin wearing namebrand clothing. I work in a very affluent area, and my four year olds come in wearing Uggs and other designer labels. Not only do they wear it...they know the names! And, these children are only four and five-years-old. Although, it may have been stressful for you as a child, chances are that you grew up to be a better person who knows the value of a dollar instead of someone who takes advantage of the things they've been blessed with. My family was never rich either, and we often struggled to have the finer things in life as well. Thank you for sharing!
Raina
Clothes still play a big part in how children treat each other. What breaks my heart is when I know that a family is struggling to put food on the table but will still spend money on new, expensive sneakers for their child. It's almost as if outward appearances are more important than meeting their basic needs.
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