Even though I just wrote in another comment about how growing up poor has shaped me, I feel this too. I try to remember, and to pass on what I remember because

Even though I just wrote in another comment about how growing up poor has shaped me, I feel this too. I try to remember, and to pass on what I remember because I think those lessons are important, but I'm also keenly aware that it was a long time ago in a different place. In a way, the most important thing I know and that many around me don't is that there's something to be learned about what it's like to be poor in this time and place. Knowing that a particular piece of knowledge exists at all is the first step to learning it.