What if however you were a child now?
Uh you would have a long life expectancy and not have to worry about having food in your stomcch or shoes on your feet.
Children and parents 200(even 100) years ago did have to worry about the basic necessities of life.
Oh but I forgot, those evil American farmers who grow food and have evil people with Spanish surnames hired to help pick and process that food, are the demise of America as we know it, nevermind.