[riri]

I remember being a wee one on the 1970s and times for my family being tough (as it was for many then). I remember my mom, who was a housewife, going to work at a local bakery for a time. I would stay home with my brother and sister who were 10 and 12 years older than I was.

One time, there wasn't much food in the house and my siblings wanted to make brownies. They discovered they needed an egg and we did not have one. They went over, knocked on the neighbors door and asked to borrow an egg.

Well, my father, a staunch, proud German immigrant got wind of it. Holy crap! His head just about exploded. I remember the lecture to this day, "You don't take charity from people, you don't ask people for things, etc. etc."

This was the prevalent mindset back then. I am thankful I have it. I will pass it to my kids. Pride.

[dhs12345]

Yup. Me too. My grandfather was German/Swedish. He was the person who influenced me the most. He had a strong work ethic and he was a staunch Union man too. He grew up in a time when workers were treated very poorly. Just proves that nothing is always black and white. :)