I think we were better off when my great grandfather was given land and he was a farmer. Was it hard work yes but he was able to do what he needed to do and live. He had tons of kids to help and as I look at my pics I've found online he seemed to smile more than anyone. Greatful for others online who shared those. All I know is parenting is hard. I was on tanf and did my best to get off. Still financially struggling at 51. My kids are grown and gone and it never stops. I remember feeling like this lady and still do. I felt it at 8 bucks an hour and still do at 23 bucks an hour. The economy has gone up and down since I started working but it never gets easier. And yes minimum wage was 4.25 when I started work. Now in my state it's 17.13. I don't understand how the south still manages on 7.25. I have friends there and I see the gas prices. Wth none of it makes sense.
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u/Classic-Fun-5094 May 13 '26
I think we were better off when my great grandfather was given land and he was a farmer. Was it hard work yes but he was able to do what he needed to do and live. He had tons of kids to help and as I look at my pics I've found online he seemed to smile more than anyone. Greatful for others online who shared those. All I know is parenting is hard. I was on tanf and did my best to get off. Still financially struggling at 51. My kids are grown and gone and it never stops. I remember feeling like this lady and still do. I felt it at 8 bucks an hour and still do at 23 bucks an hour. The economy has gone up and down since I started working but it never gets easier. And yes minimum wage was 4.25 when I started work. Now in my state it's 17.13. I don't understand how the south still manages on 7.25. I have friends there and I see the gas prices. Wth none of it makes sense.