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I copied and added to this from another post I grew up in Muncie Indiana but never thought I was raised by low income parents, during a time when most everyone treated each other with respect. We didn't eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group. We drank Kool-Aid made from water that came from our kitchen sink with real sugar. We ate bologna sandwiches, or even tuna (which was in a can not a pouch), PB&J & grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, pot pies, but mostly homemade meals consisting of mainly food from garden, meat, potatoes, vegetable, bread & butter, and homemade dessert.We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, delivered newspapers,pulled weeds, baby sat, helped neighbors with chores to be able to earn our own money. We went outside a lot to play games, ride bikes, red rover, dodge ball, run with siblings, and friends & played hide and seek. We drank tap water from the water hose outside... bottled water was unheard of. If we had a coke -it was in a glass bottle.We watched TV shows like The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, Stingay, Airwolf, Miami Vice, Wonder Woman, Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, Little House on the Praire and The A Team After school, we came home, and did homework, and chores before going outside or having friends over. We would ride our bikes for hours. We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and what time we'd be back. Most Sunday’s after church were spent at grandmas for dinner with Aunt’s, Uncles, & cousins You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them, and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was LAW, and you did not question it, and you had better know it!!!And before the streetlights came on,you had better be home; we were running for our lives a lot of nights, lol. In school we said the Pledge of Allegiance, we stood for the National Anthem, and listened to our teachers.We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up we would get our behinds whooped, it wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline! And if we got whooped by one of our friends’ parents, we hit another one when we got home!!! We held doors, carried groceries, and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked. You didn't hear curse words on the radio in songs or TV, and if you cursed and got caught you had a bar of soap stuck in your mouth, and had to stand in the corner. “Please, Thank you, yes please no thank you yes ma'am no ma'am yes sir, and no sir were part of our daily vocabulary!I grew up to respect the Nation, the flag, and the police Re-post if you're thankful for your childhood, and will never forget where you came from & the time you came from! ❤Thoreus Abomindoom Maethinos