At what age did you realize you gre up poor?

[Uncle Kendrick]

The day I made a mayo sandwich with no ham and cheese. I knew then we was poor

 

[Critical Distance]

The day I made a mayo sandwich with no ham and cheese. I knew then we was poor

another one.

 

[Lewis Black]

Shout out to @Lord for not changing the title lol he a true goon for that

 

[KinksandCoils]

At 5 yrs old

 

[LuckyLibra619]

"If he can't break bread he fake/I had one more buck on my plate/It was me and bro, we wuz in the store and both of us got 50 cent cake" - L'A Capone
You know who really got your back when you don't have shyt (RIP L.A)

 

[DrX]

actually recently...I never really thought about it until i figured out society is 100% bout social circle, resources, wealth etc....

hit me like damn I grow up with hardly nothing. I had the basic necessities, but when u come from a poor family, the uphill battle to escape is almost impossible. U have to really do something special to flip your dynamic

 

[DrX]

I come from a poverty stricken family actually, our whole culture is entrenched in poverty. It dawned on me as I grew older and learned about wealth and the social dynamics of society. Our parents tried but they were way off the mark. no advice, no wealth, no resources...they basically kicked us out into Buffalo NY of all places with nothing, where blacks are totally disenfranchised . Told us to find a job and that's it.....god damn!!!....no wonder the men in my fam have a long history of drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness and poverty....

As a kid, u listen to your elders and when u get older u think back at their advice and go "what the fukk, this advice is horrendous" .....they'll give u advice that'll have u knee deep in the system. Like if I didn't have the thirst for information and critical thinking, ill probably be defeated and strung out on drugs

I got a cousin that's been sitting on the couch of more than a decade, hopeless....no idea how to get off, and nobody got the advice or resources to help him. Breh don't have the will power to independently push himself....it hit me, like damn "dude is going die on that couch". most ppl might see it as laziness, but i see somebody that's spiritually broken and given up on life...cold game

 

[HabitualChiller]

In the 11th grade when I saw people that were more poor than myself driving cars

Or when I saw my classmates driving fukking bugattis (like real shyt. This mixed girl was whipping a fukking sports car. I live in a mostly white city so yeah.)

 

[SheWantTheD]

I didn't grow up poor fortunately.

 

[Man]

I come from a poverty stricken family actually, our whole culture is entrenched in poverty. It dawned on me as I grew older and learned about wealth and the social dynamics of society. Our parents tried but they were way off the mark. no advice, no wealth, no resources...they basically kicked us out into Buffalo NY of all places with nothing, where blacks are totally disenfranchised . Told us to find a job and that's it.....god damn!!!....no wonder the men in my fam have a long history of drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness and poverty....

As a kid, u listen to your elders and when u get older u think back at their advice and go "what the fukk, this advice is horrendous" .....they'll give u advice that'll have u knee deep in the system. Like if I didn't have the thirst for information and critical thinking, ill probably be defeated and strung out on drugs

I got a cousin that's been sitting on the couch of more than a decade, hopeless....no idea how to get off, and nobody got the advice or resources to help him. Breh don't have the will power to independently push himself....it hit me, like damn "dude is going die on that couch". most ppl might see it as laziness, but i see somebody that's spiritually broken and given up on life...cold game

I hear ya but don't diss your elders that's cac philosophy

On many levels but I'll give you one for your meditation.

Darwin philosophy is one of evolution meaning the new is better than the old. So new man better than the original

I'm sure you can deduct what I'm saying from that without more elaboration. Our shyt is that our ancestors were original man made perfection and evolution doesn't mean progression but could be mutation

We have to respect our elders. It's like our generations have been walking from one point of origin for millenia till the destination, they give birth to you and you say "fukk your plans nikka, I know best" ... who you?

The key is to get the point of the journey and get there using their knowledge as a foundation plus the new shyt you have the privilege of learning.

In short a tree cant stand without its roots so don't diss your elders likkle bwoy

 

[Rozay Oro]

When I was talking to a friend about where I got my clothes from in 4th grade
friend: TL15 where'd you get those Nikes
me: Family Bargain Center

as soon as I said it I had the face and realized something was different

That name alone breh should've made you lie

. I had the payless shoes with the lights or just Velcro. fukk it

 

[Rozay Oro]

I truly believe Wendy Williams is a man and I don't know why people believe otherwise

I remember a Source magazine saying she is Method Man alter egos

 

[ndthentherewasx]

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

when i had to sleep with my cousin jon-jon...he peed the bed.

 

[Maschine_Man]

When my mom turned all the lights off and took us to hide in the bathroom when the bill collectors came around.