[Flora21803]

Before I was 5, we had to struggle, because my mother wasn’t working. We had to pay off the house, and then my brother was born. I remember those times as being very happy. We had a rusty old car, ate a lot of lentils and got all our books from the library and I had hand-me-down clothes from the neighbors. My mother and I would go to the museum and the pet shop, which were fun and free. My big Christmas present when I was 5 was a new sweater. Now I look at my parents and brother, and they have two cars, all new clothes, expensive food if they want it, a computer, etc. I think they are probably about as happy as when I was small. When I asked my mother, she said that perhaps she is happier not having to worry about money, but she remembers those times as being as good as I do. Last summer I was living with friends away from home, doing a job that paid minimum wage. I did not have much spare money, but I met my current boyfriend, and it was one of the happiest times of my life. When we graduate, we are probably going to have to live on next to nothing for a while, but I believe that soup eaten with people you love tastes better than steak eaten alone. Although, even when I was little, I hated wearing hand-me-downs from the neighbors – it felt patronizing and demeaning.

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Name : Flora21803, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 20, City : Oxford, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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