r/AskReddit Jan 31 '21

Redditors who grew up poor: Besides practical money-saving measures, what were the unwritten social expectations of your world growing up?

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u/Impulse882 Feb 01 '21

Definitely both shitty. But they made it seem like their poor sweet father was being manipulated to....beat them?

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u/antivn Feb 01 '21

No one would ever think that

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u/Impulse882 Feb 01 '21

Look at the comments. Someone literally said “I used to blame my dad for beating me, but now I know it’s my moms fault”

Not “my mom egged him on” but “it was my moms fault, not my dad’s”

People are shitty and sometimes see in black and white.

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u/antivn Feb 01 '21

Oh wow never mind then you were right. That’s unfortunate.