Growing up poor. How did it effect you.

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I grew up in the projects or what they call now "low income housing". My mom only made it to the 10th grade when she had to quit because she literally had no clothes to wear only the same shirt and skirt she washed everyday until they were so worn she was ashamed to wear them again. My dad had to quit to help support his family and was a factory worker. There were 5 of us kids. My father would be laid off or the plant just would close down but we had each other. As corny as that sounds looking back now I feel as though we were rich because we have each other. I think now that being poor had effected me in different ways than it did with my other siblings. I seem to hold on to things that I feel are still useful or may become useful to me in the future. I use the word recyclable. My family call it junk. I am wondering if anyone else knows of how growing up poor has effected them.