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Wow! I hadn’t heard that one. But it has all the marks of the truth I experienced. Throughout those years of exposure, I continued (and continue) to believe that “beggars can’t be choosers”. My children’s father was starting/running a high tech business; “salary” was an iffy thing—a paycheck a reason for great gratitude (to be honest—38 years later, that’s still true). Hence, Mama’s sewing machine and the thrift shop.

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