That is a great truth there, it is all relative. Besides, billionaires can be as miserable as the next person, and impoverished people the happiest there are. So it’s definitely all relative, and I agree to your philosophy too. What’s the point of living in the past and blaming parents or family. There’s nothing but the creation of pain for yourself there. We have to let go. I learnt that the hard way over the last couple of years. It’s one of those lessons I’ll never forget.

It’s amazon how everything is relative. I was born into a family living in poverty but never felt sorry for myself. I didn’t even realize I lived in poverty. By the time I knew about the challenges children face living in poverty I was already in my 30s and had left poverty behind.

That life growing up was normal to me. Everything is relative based on the perspective of the child. I think its easier on the perception of individuals to go from poverty to the middle class or wealth then it is to go from wealth or the middle class to poverty.

How can anyone resent something they never had until after they had it and lost it? I guess there is envy but I don’t remember ever being envious of anyone.

I had to overcome sever dyslexia to learn to read, but never blamed anyone or felt sorry for msyelf. I could have blamed my parents. Both were smokers at the time I was born and my dad was an alcoholic. But I refuse to blame them. They did the best job they could for who they were and the obstacles and challenges that high school dropouts face in this world in the struggle to survive.

Such is life. Do the best you can with what you have.

Mind blowing for your height!! Seriously!

I think I was so skinny as a teen that if I stood sideways I’d look like a straw. I started Marine Corps book camp weighing 125 pounds and left about three months later at 155.

WOW, I can’t even imagine how skinny you must have been! THAT’s TEENY especially for a guy so tall too. You pops lost SEVEN inches??????? That’s over half a foot!! I can’t even imagine losing half I’d be SOOOO tiny. I’m only 164cm as it is!!!! haha

Wow!

Yep Lucy Mitchell as in BlondeWriteMore and Suzie as in Suzie Speaks – drop me a line if you’re about 😀

Suziespeaks Suzie? Thanks for the invite – sounds great! Let me check diary, will chat over Messenger? 🙂

Yeah we really should – if ur free on the 12th suzie and Lucy are staying over at mine, come round to mine for a drink