Those of us who grew up on the "wrong side of the tracks" do have one talent that those in the

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58. I grew up in a small town (at least went to high school there). It was becoming quite wealthy after

we moved there. And I was a bit jealous as the kids were getting new cars and designer clothes. My Mom and Dad sat me down and said,' this is America, we have no royalty so never feel inferior to any person regardless of wealth or title. I never forgot that and believe it to this day. My parents were amazing people. My mom came from the south and one would have expected a woman like her to be racist...most of her age were, but nope, she and Dad went to march on Washington and were active in civil rights their entire lives. When they banned the book Boss and Soul on ice thanks to some Birchers, Dad bought a copy of the book for the three older kids.

I was too young but he insisted that I read it when I was old enough...honestly Boss was one of the most boring books ever written and Soul on Ice was very disturbing...I hated them both. But Dad said, if someone tells you that you can't read something then you have to read it...it is a duty. And my dad was a liberal Republican, folks...he later became a Democrat officially. Although he never voted for Reagan whom he disliked...I guess the point is we were less affluent than many in our town but never felt inferior in any way thanks to our parent's belief that in this country every person is equal. He also sent my sister to college (older than me) at a time when quite a few parents sent their sons and expected their daughters to be secretaries or marry someone...they were ahead of their time in all ways. I won the parent lottery for sure. We all grew up believing we were just as good as anyone and could do anything we wanted to.