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Dec 15, 2021 6:45 PM
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SadOldWhiner
For a game night they had a TV, hot dogs, candy and soda. Tragic.
RVME
Parents have a way of skirting the issues of wealth in a Capitalist environment. I never knew I was poor, all I knew was life.
AndreCartoonFlyer
You were richer than you realized.
shmidragon
Remember absolutely loving pancake dinner, and "goulash" ( just macaroni, tomato sauce and whatever was on sale). Was all we could afford
00nnewbe
Kids don't need money (obv within reason) kids need time, effort and positive reinforcement. My parents were not very rich but gave us them.
klayman1984
This made me tear up. I wish to be as good a parent as theirs.
KurtHamster
Kids don’t care much if you speed 10$ Or 1000$. As long as you spend time with them.
Jaeger6Ix
Good parenting
LawFiveGuy
I hope whoever wrote this saved the ticket stub, and some of the cash
thugg77
well that's some wholesome ass shit :D
jlr1555
I took my son to a Single A game. Parking was free, tickets were cheap, bought him a soda and popcorn. He had a blast.
jlr1555
It isn't necessary to spend to have fun. Kudos to this guy's parents.
RowanUnderwood
I *wouldn't have known either*, expect the kids at high school explained it to me.
DarthAndy
That sounds better than the real baseball game I went to
sfbiker
I didn't realize how poor we were until I found out that when the teacher gave me my free lunch tickets, it was because we were poor
sfbiker
It was only for 2 years in elementary school - hand me down clothes, used presents, food boxes from church were all "normal", not "poor".
justdeepintheweeds
Great parents!
kakize
Raising hope
Stan63
Wonderful parents, beautiful memory
Spikette
That right there is proof your parents fucking cared. Go call them and tell them they rock.
SirBobby98121
They will be excellent grandparents as well. Lucky you.
LateNightBunnyParty
OMG, my mom did this for us on movie nights. We were dirt-ass poor and aside from a class field trip, I didn't get to go to my first movie /
LateNightBunnyParty
til high school. But when we could afford to, we'd rent a movie (few times a year, usually) and make a Very Big Deal out of it like this, /
LateNightBunnyParty
with homemade tickets and popcorn and the living room rearranged and all. That was SO much fun when we were little.
imakesoap
That is amazingly awesome
Arcian
Just one more reason to hate capitalism.
BenjaminMu
I grew up poor. My parents didn't interact unless it was through a beating. I ran away at 10 and never went back.
VenomousFangs
Oof
JohnBrooks2001
Im sorry you had to go through that.
gimpymcgillicutty
Growing up poor really teaches the value of family.
JasonThorn
My mom did similar stuff. When she told me how poor we were after moving to Arizona, I didn't believe her at first. I was adopted as a (1/?)
JasonThorn
baby, and my mom told me when I was 15 and said I could find out who my mom was. I told her, "YOU'RE my mom." And that was it.
AGiantSlor
Bonus points if the hotdog buns were just white bread folded around.
thebadhorse
Google "what is fairy bread"
thegregorious
With a box of generic Mac and cheese… truly a gourmet meal
n0n53n53
microwaved hot dogs wrapped in a slice of bread with a piece of American cheese. That's how we did it back then :D
Hiboredimdad
I'm one of these parents.The hardest parts is trying to keep up with gaming systems.pre pandemic you could buy them online used a month or
Hiboredimdad
Two after release(or christmas) for cheap,plus haggling. But now because everyone is home they sell immediately for basically retail and I
Hiboredimdad
Can't compete because there's so many people at home the listings are gone in minutes.I just want them to have the same gaming opportunities
Hiboredimdad
I did.
jskoggs11365
Cynicaltaxidermy
Somehow reminds me of the marmot that yells Alan!
TwoSeamer
Good ole Lackey gif. Always delivers
oldbee5610
Growing up with little to nothing myself we often did similar stuff. Not a bad way to grow up really.
LateNightBunnyParty
Same, same.
HalloIamherenow
IMO growing up loved is better than growing up rich, although both would be good haha. But not having everything does to a degree...
HalloIamherenow
... make you appreciate what you do have.
OuchMouse
I grew up poor as well. My horse saddle for polo was gold while the other kids had platinum saddles. I still feel the shame to this day.
ryansmVillain
Such bullshit,right?
OuchMouse
It was basically child abuse
jskoggs11365
StonesOnTheHill
I learned as an adult that my dad had been ashamed that he couldn't take us on vacations to other countries. I had just assumed (1/2)
StonesOnTheHill
That taking the rowboat out to the island in the lake and camping there for a weekend was what vacations were about, and looked forward(2/3)
StonesOnTheHill
To it every year. Hell, I used to brag about it to my friends.(3/3)
alwaysupvotefuturama
And that's what it's all about.
GreenTeaParty
As a kid who went to other places, it's not really that great because kids can't really get the importance of history and such so get bored.
thethingthatwentsplat
To many, that is a great vacation. I kinda want to do that.
StonesOnTheHill
Yeah, it was pretty great. I just wish my dad hadn't felt so bad about it. He grew up in a family where spending money was how you (1/2)
StonesOnTheHill
Showed love, and that kinda left a mark, I guess.(2/2)
yourbassist
This is tragically beautiful.
kbing
It is beautiful. I don't see how it's tragic. If the child, now adult is happy, that is all there is to life.
lgnoramus
In the West we're so fixated on money that we sometimes forget that fun can be free.
thethingthatwentsplat
This sounds like more fun than actually going to a baseball game.
Heavenissize17socks
Not tragic at all, just a handcrafted memory of love.
yourbassist
As a baseball fanatic and someone that went to several games growing up, yes, it's tragic that they were unable to experience it in person.
highinthehills
It’s lovely but sad that bright, creative parents who made such an effort for their kids couldn’t afford to take them to a game.
tigrrrrrr
Agreed. I also grew up poor, and I think people forget how little money means to kids. This was probably more fun than the actual game
Gnoll
I have tons of cherished memories with my dad where we were just picking, cutting firewood, or picking up a truckload of manure.
radioFREEmadras
I also choose this guy's dad. My dad is a perfectly nice guy and still around, but still...
DarkwingDuc
It's not tragic. It's a family that loves & cares for their kids. I knew kids much better off financially who had far more tragic childhoods
jadanks
But the fact the kids have to grow up in poverty to begin with is a tragedy
DarkwingDuc
Not being to go to a baseball game != poverty. MLB games are expensive AF, especially for a whole family. Lots of families can't afford it.
jadanks
The whole point is back in the day a single parent working one single job can make enough money to afford to take the kids to a game
jadanks
But parents working multiple jobs can’t even afford the basics and can’t even think about simple luxuries. The American dream.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
It does not say MLB. It says A game. And considering its a national pastime shouldn't it be within reach of an average family to attend 1/2
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
maybe ONE game a year? Now I cannot prove this family is truly poor but this shouldn't be a fantasy to go see. 2/2