I'll raise them how I want

Julia asked "Do you think that your parents' age had anything to do with how you were parented and how they handled certain situations? How have your parents shaped how you see the world?"

I don't think my parents' ages have much to deal with how I was raised, or anything.  I think it's more-so how their families where growing up, and all the hardships they faced from childhood until now.

For example: my mom was abused growing up by her father and uncle, and she took the hits so her younger siblings wouldn't have to.  When her and my dad were married and had my sister, my mom told him that if he ever laid a hand on any of her kids (other than needed punishment, but even that has a line) that she would either walk out or something even worse.

As for my dad when he was younger- he was the oldest out of five children, in a poor family, and an Air Force brat.  His mother was one out of 23 children, and she came from a very poor family.  Also, my grandfather was a severe alcoholic, and was extremely abusive towards his children.

Then when my parents got married, they were also poor, and had a very hard time getting on their feet.  My mother bounced from job to job, and my dad was always being stationed in different places.  Both of my parents have told me stories from right after they were married sitting in the living room of their new apartment and using boxes as furniture.  Or any of the many times my dad would sell his blood plasma so my parents would be able to eat that week.

But back to the original point, my parents didn't raise me the way they did because of their age or the time they grew up in, it's totally based off of what they endured before I was born.

Looking back on all of this, I'm very thankful that I'm in college and able to eat, because neither of my parents had the chance to go to college.

Why do you think people always take the smallest things for granted?  Even if it is something as simple as food on a plate?