I remember having to sleep with my sister Cheryl and my mother in some else's bed in someone else's house because we didn't have one. Cheryl and I slept at the top and my mother slept across the bottom.
I remember the two of us being dragged to job interviews by our mother because she had no one to watch us.
I remember living on sandwiches because I carelessly lost the last "extra" $10 we had for the week. Where the hell did I put that $10?!
I remember when a room just large enough for a bed, a small refrigerator, and a dresser was considered an upgrade.
I remember sharing an apartment with a family because it was the best way to make it. We're all still friends today. They're more like family.
I remembered clearing horse trails in the hot Summer sun because it was the only job I could get.
I remember cleaning toilets because it was the best job I could get.
These are not the best times we're living today, but things can get worse. I just need to remember.
I remember the two of us being dragged to job interviews by our mother because she had no one to watch us.
I remember living on sandwiches because I carelessly lost the last "extra" $10 we had for the week. Where the hell did I put that $10?!
I remember when a room just large enough for a bed, a small refrigerator, and a dresser was considered an upgrade.
I remember sharing an apartment with a family because it was the best way to make it. We're all still friends today. They're more like family.
I remembered clearing horse trails in the hot Summer sun because it was the only job I could get.
I remember cleaning toilets because it was the best job I could get.
These are not the best times we're living today, but things can get worse. I just need to remember.
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Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
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