economy/desperation

anothermom2
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:02:39 +0000

My H and I keep thinking that these times remind us of growing up in the seventies. In my case, my father was a double union man (two jobs). I still (sadly) remember him coming home from his day and just putting his head in his hands. The strikes never made sense to me then or since, although I know there were good points to the union. When the business he worked for closed, that was the worst for him. We survived that anyway, but the misery of it was alot, especially for him.

I hope the strike ends soon; Encourage your children to give him hugs, etc., since I am sure he could use it. I think the most important thing is to remember that the love and support of family is there. I grew up having to live on less, and when I was in college and grad school, even less than that, so I am not just hot air. My own dad is long gone, but I wish I could have told him a few thousand more times how great he was for taking care of us.