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How much do you know about your parent's life around the age you are now? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 8 months ago by Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Besides that my parents lived a world apart around the age I am now, I honestly don't know what their life was like.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 months ago

They owned a home, car, boat and had two children on one income and no degree. Their health insurance covered everything 100% for the whole family. They went out every weekend and living in Florida, theme parks were the norm.

I bought and moved into an RV after the realization that a house is complete fantasy. I never wanted kids but even if I did it's out of the question. I silently stress out every time my gf wants us to go to a restaurant because a $15 meal feels like an awful lot right now. My cat is pretty awesome though.