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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Greetings, fellow child of working-class parents!

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago

    :)

    And then there's the look. If we were in public and I got out of line I'd get the warning look. I never needed another warning from my dad and was grateful to have a warning. My mom's second warning was the subtle pinch. The odds were about 50/50 that dad would hear about it, if it got to the pinch. Not falling in line after the pinch, well that was just unfathomable. I guess in my mind I felt like I would not survive the resulting punishment for that transgression so it always ended there.

    As long as the line wasn't crossed, they were a blast to be around and were very engaged, especially dad. But being a latchkey kid meant a lot of unsupervised time where I could get into trouble.

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