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SheilaT

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16. I likewise have never understood that attitude.

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 11:55 PM

Nov 2012

It's shockingly common.

You also see it in women who don't go after the support money they are entitled to in a divorce.

We were quite poor when I was young, and the only reason I got any dental work was through a charity clinic. I never felt the least bit ashamed to go there.

Now that I am relatively rich in comparison, I try to give back what I can. I help out with feeding the homeless, and earlier today I made 10 dozen meatballs for the spaghetti and meatballs I'll be serving on Sunday. I love it that my place smells of meatballs right now, and I'm looking forward to serving them.

I've been poor, and I've gone hungry some, but I've never been homeless, and never been malnourished.

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From "The Dust Bowl": Men letting their kids starve because they were too proud to accept Relief [View all] NNN0LHI Nov 2012 OP

Pride is one of those 7 deadly sins. muntrv Nov 2012 #1

You don't make your kids suffer for your pride gollygee Nov 2012 #2

Next time one of my "friends" bitches about "socialism" ... zbdent Nov 2012 #3

Prior to Social Security, the #1 cause of death for 50+ year olds: SUICIDE. Mika Nov 2012 #4

In Ken Burns' World War II, they said that so many men/boys that volunteered/drafted after Pearl Pirate Smile Nov 2012 #5

Way back when I was in college we were told in one of my Social Work classes dflprincess Nov 2012 #26

Sad, isn't it? greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #6

Remember who settled the Dust Bowl Warpy Nov 2012 #7

Spoiler alert!! :P Watching this now. Fantastic. You can see it online: joshcryer Nov 2012 #8

My husband and I watched and learned so much. Grammy23 Nov 2012 #10

My Grandmother and Parents talked to me burrowowl Nov 2012 #14

I watched part 1&2...is this a part 3? BTW...if you, I can't say liked this, but find it Purveyor Nov 2012 #9

As I was watching Ken Burns interview sheshe2 Nov 2012 #18

posted wrong place NNN0LHI Nov 2012 #20

Just two parts NNN0LHI Nov 2012 #21

Thanks...guess I had a 'call of nature' or something and missed a part. eom Purveyor Nov 2012 #22

The book is so much better than the movie. sammytko Nov 2012 #23

What the Ken Burns series did that Steinbeck did a disservice to Warpy Nov 2012 #27

Of coarse there is the issue of the pipoman Nov 2012 #11

honest to gawd true story..... 8 track mind Nov 2012 #12

I knew people like this. Cleita Nov 2012 #13

Was it pride or ignorance? Or a combination? ailsagirl Nov 2012 #17

Or fear? Not wanting to know what was wrong or deal with the issues? sammytko Nov 2012 #24

Growing up in Missouri and Kansas, this was still fresh in my parents memories. And Woody FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #15

I likewise have never understood that attitude. SheilaT Nov 2012 #16

I think there is a racial factor in some people who do this SpartanDem Nov 2012 #19

The past is prologue. Check out this episode of Frontline that coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #25

I don't think it is as simple as that hollysmom Nov 2012 #28