When my daughter was very little, it was rough, low on cash trying to make ends meet and our house was always full of kids, nieces, nephews, cousins, neighhood kids always were at the house. Though low on money, my daughter always had the best, all the good games and toys and all the best video consoles, the kids loved it.. and families were always secure with their children being there, well taken care of and watched. Her father was cheap about eating out, he always made me cook.. blaaah.. but when we did we took everyone with us, car piled high, children noisey and on our way to.. Yes.. McDonalds
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As we'd walk in, kids are like.. "i want a happy meal, no a big mac, can i have a chocolate shake, i want big fries, happy meal to small for me, can i have a 9 piece chicken mc nuggets 6 just don't fill me up, i want a quarter pounder, i dont want anything but fish sandwich, can i have a strawberry sundae, if you get a sundae i want an ice cream cone, one child was always like.. do they have whoppers?"
Anyways after that we'd walk up to the counter, her father looking over us counting 6 alltogether..finally he'd make the order, Yes i'd like 3, 69 cent cheeseburgers, kids got quiet.. "would you like anything to drink?".. he'd look over at us and back to cashier.. "Yes, i'd like 6 waters". Kids walking away to the playground area.. "why he get 3.. theres six of us, maybe he's tricking us.. let's just go play"
He took those 3 cheeseburgers and halfed them each of us got a half, and we all got good cold water in our own cups. That man took a party of six and fed us for $2.25.. the kids got to play and eat and truely enjoyed themselves. This little scenario became a weekly tradition, the kids loved it and couldn't wait to go each week, they'd pick who they wanted to have the half with, or we'd draw names from the hat, they'd play for hours and they had McDonalds!!!
I myself would say.. he is so cheap.. now i say it's one of our best memories..and we all laugh about it.
Once my nephew was over hanging with some friends, he was on the porch and i could hear them all talking, he says "my auntie vivi is magic" kids were like really? he says.. "yea she can turn one gallon of milk into two".. kids were like.. wwwoooooww..
I couldnt stop laughing..
I thought about this when i was thinking about the Goodwill.. second hand store, i was the type that would never go near that kind of store..until one day.. man i loved that store, i'd stay in there for hours, everyone wanted to go to "The Will".. so many treasures i found in there.. i remember coming out hands and clothes all dirty,loaded down with all kinds of stuff... but those were the good ol' days..
.. i miss them
Can you bring back some cheap good ol days, trying to cut corners?
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Kada je moja ćerka bila veoma mala, bilo je teško, bez novca pokušavajući da sastavi kraj s krajem, a naša kuća je uvek bila puna dece, nećaka, nećaka, rođaka, deca iz komšiluka su uvek bila u kući. Iako je imala malo novca, moja ćerka je uvek imala najbolje, sve dobre igrice i igračke i sve najbolje video konzole, deca su to volela.. a porodice su uvek bile bezbedne sa svojom decom koja su bila tu, dobro zbrinuta i gledana. Njen otac je bio jeftin u ishrani, uvek me je terao da kuvam.. blaaah.. ali kada smo to uradili, poveli smo sve sa sobom, auto nagomilana, deca bučna i na putu za.. Da.. McDonalds
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Dok bismo ulazili unutra, deca su kao... „Želim srećan obrok, ne veliki mac, mogu li dobiti čokoladni šejk, želim veliki pomfrit, srećan obrok za mali za mene, mogu li dobiti piletinu od 9 komada mc nuggets 6 samo me nemoj napuniti, hoću četvrtinu funte, ne želim ništa osim sendviča sa ribom, mogu li da dobijem kolač od jagoda, ako dobiješ sunce, želim kornet za sladoled, jedno dete je uvek bilo kao. . da li imaju ljupke?"
U svakom slučaju, posle toga bismo došetali do tezge, njen otac nas je gledao i brojao 6 zajedno.. konačno bi on naručio, da, želeo bih 3, 69 centi čizburgera, deca su utihnula.. "hoćeš li bilo šta za piće?".. pogledao bi nas i vratio blagajnici.. "Da, želeo bih 6 vode". Deca odlaze do igrališta.. "zašto on dobija 3.. ima nas šestoro, možda nas vara.. hajde da se igramo"
Uzeo je ta 3 čizburgera i prepolovio ih. Svako od nas je dobio polovinu, a svi smo dobili dobru hladnu vodu u svojim šoljama. Taj čovek je napravio zabavu od šest i nahranio nas za 2,25 dolara.. deca su morala da se igraju i jedu i istinski su uživala. Ovaj mali scenario je postao nedeljna tradicija, deca su ga volela i jedva su čekala da odu svake nedelje, birali bi sa kim žele da imaju polovinu, ili bismo izvlačili imena iz šešira, oni bi igrali za sati i imali su McDonalds!!!
I sam bih rekao.. on je tako jeftin.. sada kažem da je to jedno od naših najboljih sećanja..i svi se smejemo tome.
Kada je moj nećak prestao da se druži sa prijateljima, bio je na verandi i mogao sam da ih čujem kako svi pričaju, on kaže: "moja tetka Vivi je magija" su deca zaista bila kao? kaže on.. "da, ona može pretvoriti jedan galon mleka u dva".. deca su bila kao.. vvvooooovv..
Nisam mogao da prestanem da se smejem..
Razmišljao sam o ovome kada sam razmišljao o Goodvill.. second hand prodavnici, bio sam tip koji nikada ne bi prišao takvoj prodavnici..sve dok jednog dana.. čoveče, voleo sam tu radnju, ostao bih tamo sati, svi su hteli da odu u "The Vill".. toliko blaga koje sam tamo našao.. sećam se da sam izlazio prljave ruke i odeća, natovareni svakojakim stvarima... ali to su bili dobri stari dani .... Nedostaju mi
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that's a cool story viv...
i grew up kinda poor too. i never really think about it, and i definately never think of it as good ole days, but you reminded me of it when you said "turning one gallon of milk into two" what about powdered milk? did anyone else drink this crap other than me?
you know you have to be poor to drink powdered milk
my moms best friend was down on her luck, so my dad let her, and her three kids move into our house. they took up residence in my room, so that part of it was kind of fun. but i tell you, things definately got stretched very thin. but we survived. lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and spam for supper. not good ole daysto je kul priča viv...
i ja sam odrastao pomalo siromašan. Nikada zapravo ne razmišljam o tome, i definitivno nikada ne mislim o tome kao o dobrim starim danima, ali ste me podsetili na to kada ste rekli "pretvaranje jednog galona mleka u dva" šta je sa mlekom u prahu? da li je još neko pio ovo sranje osim mene?
znaš da moraš biti siromašan da piješ mleko u prahu
moja najbolja drugarica moje mame nije imala sreće, pa joj je moj tata dozvolio, a njeno troje dece da se usele u našu kuću. nastanili su se u mojoj sobi, tako da je taj deo bio zabavan. ali kažem vam, stvari su se definitivno razvukle veoma tanko. ali smo preživeli. puno sendviča sa puterom od kikirikija i želeom, i spam za večeru. nisu dobri stari dani -
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When we were kids growing up, we never got huge gifts like the kids do today and I recall my Mum telling me (when I was a lot older) how she cried on my 12th birthday because all she could afford was a book and the fact that I was so thrilled with it made her cry. I have loved this book from the day she gave it to me and I still have it to this day. It reminds me of my Mum and that, to me, is priceless.
Moving forward from my childhood, my son was at university which was about 3 hours from where I live and he had no money and no food. All I had was £30 so I got it transferred into his bank account so he could eat. It makes me sad to think of that phone call from him because no Mum wants their kid to go without food or to hear them in such distress and to be so far away. I had to go without food for 3 days because I'd given him everything I had until my next payday but it didn't bother me at all. I've never told him this and I never will.
blueKada smo odrastali, nikada nismo dobijali ogromne poklone kao što deca danas imaju i sećam se da mi je mama pričala (kada sam bila mnogo starija) kako je plakala na moj 12. rođendan jer je sve što je mogla da priušti bila knjiga i činjenica da sam bio toliko oduševljen time je rasplakala. Volim ovu knjigu od dana kada mi ju je poklonila i imam je do danas. Podseća me na moju mamu i to je za mene neprocenjivo.
Od mog detinjstva, moj sin je bio na univerzitetu koji je bio oko 3 sata od mesta gde živim i nije imao novca i hrane. Sve što sam imao bilo je 30 funti pa sam ga prebacio na njegov bankovni račun kako bi mogao da jede. Tužno mi je pomisliti na njegov telefonski poziv jer nijedna mama ne želi da njihovo dete ostane bez hrane ili da ih čuje u takvoj nevolji i da je tako daleko. Morao sam da ostanem bez hrane 3 dana jer sam mu dao sve što sam imao do sledeće plate, ali to mi uopšte nije smetalo. Nikada mu ovo nisam rekao i nikada neću.
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My mom mixed powdered milk with regular milk thinking we wouldn't know the difference. We did though and called her on it, but had to drink it anyway. My mom could make a nickel go a long way. She was great. When I grew up kids didn't realize there was not much money. A lot different today I think.
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Moja mama je mešala mleko u prahu sa običnim mlekom misleći da nećemo znati razliku. Ipak smo to uradili i pozvali je na to, ali smo ipak morali da ga popijemo. Moja mama bi mogla da napravi cent. Bila je sjajna. Kada sam odrastao, deca nisu shvatala da nema mnogo novca. Mnogo drugačije danas mislim.
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I agree, we never really thought "We are pooor" but sure, we didn't have the things others did. I don't think I ever really looked at what we didn't have, just accepted it.
Oh and Nal, yes we also did the powered milk thing. Yurk! The only thing I HATED was when Mom would buy the cheap hot dogs. Lord, I would try and get her to just buy more hamburger.
It wasn't till years later, that I did realize that we weren't poor, just having to be careful with money. Mom being the sole moneymaker..I only wish now I'd been more cognizant of our situation and been more helpful...:(Slažem se, nikada nismo zaista mislili "Mi smo siromašni", ali naravno, nismo imali stvari koje su drugi radili. Mislim da nikad nisam gledao ono što nismo imali, samo prihvatio.
Oh i Nal, da, radili smo i stvar sa mlekom. Iurk! Jedino što sam mrzeo je kada bi mama kupovala jeftine viršle. Gospode, pokušao bih da je nateram da samo kupi još hamburgera.
Tek godinama kasnije, shvatio sam da nismo siromašni, samo da moramo biti oprezni sa novcem. Mama je jedini zarađivač novca..Samo bih voleo da sam sada bolje upoznao našu situaciju i bio od veće pomoći...:( -
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Genenco - hindsight is a wonderful thing and when you are kids, you just don't "realise" how tight things can be. It's just not important to a kid because they can't possibly understand. So you shouldn't feel bad at all.
blueGenenco - retrospektiva je divna stvar i kada ste deca, jednostavno ne "shvatate" koliko stvari mogu biti tesne. Detetu to jednostavno nije važno jer ono nikako ne može da razume. Dakle, uopšte ne bi trebalo da se osećate loše.
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I agree, we never really thought "We are pooor" but sure, we didn't have the things others did. I don't think I ever really looked at what we didn't have, just accepted it.
yes gene...i think this is just how it was here too. and i grew up in a house full of love, so we were always happy. even when we had 4 extra people in a small house, in everyones way, we were still happy, and my mother definately was magic making a meal stretch.
Slažem se, nikada nismo zaista mislili "Mi smo siromašni", ali naravno, nismo imali stvari koje su drugi radili. Mislim da nikad nisam gledao ono što nismo imali, samo prihvatio.
da gene...mislim da je i ovde tako bilo. a ja sam odrastao u kući punoj ljubavi, tako da smo uvek bili srećni. čak i kada smo imali 4 osobe viška u maloj kući, na svačiji način, i dalje smo bili srećni, a moja majka je definitivno bila magija koja je činila obrok rastegnut.
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Nal and Gene, we had the powdered milk thing going on too.
Oh and my favorite breakfast (still to this day) white rice with sugar!!!
When I think about it now, I know mom did without so that I could take Ballet and my brothers could play football. But I think that is what makes me the person I am today.
LOVE YA MOM!!!Nal i Gene, imali smo i ono sa mlekom u prahu.
O i moj omiljeni doručak (i dan danas) beli pirinač sa šećerom!!!
Kad sada razmislim o tome, znam da je mama radila bez toga da bih ja mogao da uzmem Balet, a da moja braća mogu da igraju fudbal. Ali mislim da je to ono što me čini osobom kakva sam danas.
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Nal and Gene, we had the powdered milk thing going on too.
Oh and my favorite breakfast (still to this day) white rice with sugar!!!
When I think about it now, I know mom did without so that I could take Ballet and my brothers could play football. But I think that is what makes me the person I am today.
LOVE YA MOM!!!
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do you mean hard rice, not the cream of rice?
Nal i Gene, imali smo i ono sa mlekom u prahu.
O i moj omiljeni doručak (i dan danas) beli pirinač sa šećerom!!!
Kad sada razmislim o tome, znam da je mama radila bez toga da bih ja mogao da uzmem Balet, a da moja braća mogu da igraju fudbal. Ali mislim da je to ono što me čini osobom kakva sam danas.
LOVE IA MOM!!!
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YUP, the regular old white rice, mom would just make it like oatmeal!! lol
DA, običan stari beli pirinač, mama bi ga napravila kao ovsenu kašu!! lol
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hmmmmmmmm...i'd probably like that. i really like rice, love cream of rice, and i used to make this rice drink in a blender that i loved but i can't remember what it is called, i think it had almonds in it and sweetened condensed milk. so good, but can't remember. i always think about it. maybe i should just experiment. :-\
hmmmmmmmm...verovatno bih to voleo. Stvarno volim pirinač, ljubavnu kremu od pirinča, i pravila sam ovaj napitak od pirinča u blenderu koji sam voleo, ali ne mogu da se setim kako se zove, mislim da je imao bademe u sebi i zaslađeno kondenzovano mleko. tako dobro, ali ne mogu da se setim. uvek razmišljam o tome. možda bi trebalo samo da eksperimentišem. :-\
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I don't think kids appreciate all the wonderful things they have. I, like the rest of you, grew up poor. I remember eating commodities and powdered milk and the powdered eggs. I wore raggedly clothes but in the grand scheme of things, money wouldn't have made my life better or happier. And Blue, your son is lucky to have a mother who loves him so much. And at the end of it all, it isn't how much stuff we have, but how much love we gave.
Mislim da deca ne cene sve divne stvari koje imaju. Ja sam, kao i vi ostali, odrastao u siromaštvu. Sećam se da sam jeo robu i mleko u prahu i jaja u prahu. Nosio sam otrcanu odeću, ali u velikoj šemi stvari, novac ne bi učinio moj život boljim ili srećnijim. A Blu, tvoj sin je srećan što ima majku koja ga toliko voli. I na kraju svega, nije važno koliko stvari imamo, već koliko smo ljubavi dali.
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you're right...i wouldn't have even thought about this stuff if viv didn't bring it up.
just makes me think of how much easier kids have it now than we did.
but i wouldn't change anything. it's part of what built this wonderful characteru pravu si...ne bih ni razmišljao o ovim stvarima da ih viv nije izneo.
samo me tera da pomislim koliko je deci lakše nego nama.
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Same here ladies!!
I know that being raised like I was made me work harder and teach my sons to appreciate EVERYTHING!!I ovde dame!!
Znam da me je odgajanje kao da sam nateralo da radim više i naučim svoje sinove da cene SVE!!
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