My mother and father divorced when I was young, and we moved in with my grandmother and grandfather, who had ten children. We were taught not to put more on our plates than we could eat, and that our eyes shouldn't be bigger than our stomachs.
We were too, my father was a Steel Mill Worker, and my grandfather was a coal miner, he had a huge garden, chickens and hogs, our neighbor, who was a White man, and this was back in the 50's had cows, with a shake of the hand he and my grandfather had a strong friendship and bond. They exchanged meat and vegetables, we really had a very rich life, that has carried over into our adulthood. When we go back to visit it is so touching, it's almost like we are visiting relatives. That little place in West Virginia will always be home to me, growing up like I did really helped me when I was working, because I was never intimidated by anyone, this caused me to have a lot of favor on my jobs, I am very greatful to how I was brought up and how I was taught to love people as people.
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