What was your childhood like?
I grew up lower middle class in the inner city. My family didn't have the most money, but we weren't dirt poor. Mom and dad did what they could to provide for my siblings and I.
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It was typical for a bit. No one in the family was aware of the increasing financial problems my dad hid till it all exploded and my parents declared bankruptcy. They fostered kids in order to have some kind of extra income. I was left responsible for the kids even though I was also a kid. I stopped interacting with kids at school. My entire life became about taking care of my family and they were the only people I interacted with for years.