What a zinger. I was brought up upper middle class and my mother was always so proud of all her things, and the importance she thought my father's position gave her, and jealous of all that her very wealthy sister had, to the point that she was embittered trying to keep up. I married a man that she considered below my station, both in education and class. We don't have much, we don't care about our things for the sake of their value, we love each other and are each other's best friends. My mother has even lied to our extended family, her friends and acquaintances about our jobs, incomes and home out of her shame for us. But we feel so blessed in our lives. Today's little anecdote packs a lot of punch. -- Spirit World

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Date Posted: 12:45:22 01/26/04 Mon
Author: Anonymous for today.......
Subject: What a zinger. I was brought up upper middle class and my mother was always so proud of all her things, and the importance she thought my father's position gave her, and jealous of all that her very wealthy sister had, to the point that she was embittered trying to keep up. I married a man that she considered below my station, both in education and class. We don't have much, we don't care about our things for the sake of their value, we love each other and are each other's best friends. My mother has even lied to our extended family, her friends and acquaintances about our jobs, incomes and home out of her shame for us. But we feel so blessed in our lives. Today's little anecdote packs a lot of punch.
In reply to: Martina 's message, "Something to think about, with a smile*g*" on 03:01:02 01/26/04 Mon

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[> [> It's especially strange when a woman is proud of the position of the husband instead of working hard to become wealthy herself.*g* How wonderful for you that this attitude didn't rub off on you! It is not easy to live with those high standards, because one is always afraid of losing it. Do you still have close contact with your mother? I think it is to laugh about that she tells others wrong stories about you. What happens if those people found out it was a lie? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing for her? -- Martina, 04:45:45 01/27/04 Tue

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