Reply #68: I'm with you

[Missy Vixen]

DH and I both grew up in blue collar homes. His dad is an electrician. My dad was a Boeing machinist. Our mothers stayed home, but that's where our stories diverge. His parents were so nonfunctional that he was raised by his uncle and his uncle's partner. My parents were not well suited for each other, but they managed to keep a roof over our heads, food in our bellies and clothes on our backs. We've both worked for everything we have.

>here's a tip-gals-go for the NERDS.<

I married well, too. I still remember my sister sneering on my wedding day, "I knew you'd marry someone like him." Her ex-husband grew up in the same circumstances we did, but he is an absolutely insufferable snob, and she's worse. Our former chiropractor told me once that DH has "Midwestern values." She meant it as a slam, I thanked her for the compliment. We also used to know a guy that would mock us mercilessly because he had an Ivy League degree and DH didn't. Guess who made more?

No matter where we go, what we do or what we have, we will always be the children of blue collar households, and I'm proud to be. I was raised by Democratic union members. My goal in life is to be happy and comfortable in my surroundings, no matter where I find myself.

Julie