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Originally Posted by glatt
Oh, and in my answer, I didn't mean to imply that we were somehow unhappy. I had a very rich childhood, even though we didn't have a lot of money.
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Same here. Yes I sulked a little because there were some things I couldn't have (the Play-Doh Barbers Set comes to mind) but mostly what we didn't have made us closer. My sister and I had two stuffed toys called Monkey and Jerry (Monkey was my imaginative name - she was a monkey) and we played with them for hour upon hour. They went shopping, to the hairdressers, to school etc etc. And we certainly didn't need a "set" or accessories that cost £24.99 in order to make them real to us.
Also, I know it was crummy that my parents on some shifts didn't see eachother all that much, but it lead to such a balanced childhood parenting-wise. I grew up seeing a man do the sewing, cooking, cleaning, bathing etc. Also my Dad was slower to anger than my Mum, but actually had higher standards in he behaviour he expected. I wouldn't trade the hours I spent with him for all the toys and fast food in the world.