[Georgia Girl 2]

You are right. Most families had a father and a mother. Plus as my Mom has told me many times they never felt that bad about themselves because everybody was in the same boat. Families doubled up and the men went out looking for work and the women did the housework and cooked and washed clothes while minding the children. My mom has said that many nights all they had was cornbread with milk over it and my Dad said they never starved but a lot of nights it was just potatoes and nothing else. There was no food stamps or welfare and people were too proud to take it anyway.

[DJlaysitup]

Most families had a father and a mother. Plus as my Mom has told me many times they never felt that bad about themselves because everybody was in the same boat. Families doubled up and the men went out looking for work and the women did the housework and cooked and washed clothes while minding the children. My mom has said that many nights all they had was cornbread with milk over it and my Dad said they never starved but a lot of nights it was just potatoes and nothing else. There was no food stamps or welfare and people were too proud to take it anyway.

Great post :^) Brings back lots of memories. The great gardens we used to have, canning (you eat what you can, and what you can't, you can). Doing your best with what you had. Getting a stern look from Dad if you lost one of your school pencils

It's a different world here today in Atlanta. They had a "School supply giveaway" for the needy a couple years ago and it was hilarious. Well meaning folks went to their local Targets and bought a bunch of stuff and dropped it off at the local park in the morning to be distributed to the needy in the afternoon. Lots of good intentions. When the afternoon rolled around it was akin to a land rush. Big fat baby mommas grabbing for everything they could carry without regard to real need. I think the organizers expected that the "needy" would have their school lists and go throught the line filling their bags with just what they needed. Instead they went for the higher dollar items first. One "lady" carried off a stack of 10 backpacks still in the plastic.

The scene at the park was hilarious - akin to the Bumpus's dogs going after the turkey on A Christmas Story.

[hinckley buzzard]

There was a basic welfare, called "relief" and yes most people were too proud to take it.