LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 It was years before I realized I was a slow learner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Me too!! My childhood was a series of child abuses!! I was made to eat what was put in front of me, I was made to show respect to all elders (even those I didn't like), I was made to do child labor mowing our acre yard with a push mower (the kind with blades you could see), I was made to clean my room ( horrible chore), I was made to say "yes sir or yes ma'am" or No sir or no ma'am" and NO wasn't a word I could use to not do a chore, I was not allowed to talk at the supper table when adults were talking, (isn't that a violation of the 1st Amendment?), I was made to take the trash out when I was told, I was made to clean the chicken coop (yuck) and chicken poop was not as nice as horse poop, and assorted other disagreeable chores that "they" could decide on a moments notice regardless if I had other plans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Eye Jake Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Yep, know all about that, too. Folks had a farm and a dairy. Plenty of chores after school and during the summer. If I wanted to go to an event after school their response was "you better ride the bus home because we don't have time to come and get you". Feeding calves and cows, chickens too. Plenty of tractor work and irrigating crops. Kids in town played sports and went to movies and vacations. We didn't have time for that. So I also farmed all my life until I turned it over to my son last year. Now we're taking time to travel and cowboy shoot. Although I do help on the farm when I can. But at least it's as my schedule allows and my son is good with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 ...being the oldest of 4, living on a farm, working at the dairy next door (75+ cows) every morning and every night, having dinner on the table when my parents go home, keeping the room clean, clothes picked up, bed made, … I'm sure I was abused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I grew up poor too! We just didn't know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 We were so poor that mom would tie a used soupbone to the light over the dining room table and swing it in a circle. When the shadow passed over your plate, you dipped up a spoonful of shadow, and that was supper. You had to be quick, or the dog would grab your part of the shadow, and you'd go to bed hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Had to walk to and from school in all kinds of weather uphill, both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Checotah Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just recently some thing that I saw on facebook. Person asked if anyone had been smacked when they smart mouthed their parents. I said that I got brave and got mouthy to my mom once just after getting braces. Just once. That hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Dustin Checotah said: Just recently some thing that I saw on facebook. Person asked if anyone had been smacked when they smart mouthed their parents. I said that I got brave and got mouthy to my mom once just after getting braces. Just once. That hurts. Pulled braces out of my cheek once. Lesson learned. It was my pa though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke 'um Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 "I was born a poor black child . . ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYOBARD SASS #13025L Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 We were so poor, I had a pet tumbleweed. His name was roll. Every day I would take him out for a drag. He wasted away to a tooth pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Got whipped once for something my brother did. He was playing fireman by swinging a cat overhead. Sounded just like a siren. Never wanted to even try something bad after that, once was enough to see the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 We were so poor that if I didn't wake up with an erection I didn't have anything to play with all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Pistols Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 said: We were so poor that if I didn't wake up with an erection I didn't have anything to play with all day. Now that I've cleaned soda off the monitor, keyboard and desk, I can award you 1,000,000 s and declare you "Winner of This Thread"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 We were so poor that our mom had to read recipes to us at suppertime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 We were so poor that Dad used to give us kids a quarter if we didn't eat supper, then he would steal it back during the night and give us heck the next morning for losing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muley Gil SASS # 57795 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 We wuz so po' we couldn't afford shoes. Mom would polish our feet and lace our toes together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: We were so poor that our mom had to read recipes to us at suppertime. Our mom did that too, but my little brother nearly starved to death before they found out he was hard of hearing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Pistols Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Well, it had to be done. Surprised no one has posted it til now. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=monty+python+we+were+poor+video&view=detail&mid=DD060CA70BE85FC47749DD060CA70BE85FC47749&FORM=VIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 We were so poor when I was growing up in my first little league game, I stole second base, hid it under my shirt, and ate it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I think it was one of Foxworthy's gags, that just once I'd like to hear "Mom was great, Dad was great, I'm just a $h!thead!" JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 We were so poor we couldn't pay attention. What was the question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 We were so poor that my brothers and I had to conserve ammo (saying Pow-Pow-Pow) when playing cowboys and injuns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I had a very difficult childhood. You see, my mother died six months before I was born and left me to raise my younger brother and sister all by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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