I think about him when I get a big payday Or when we're short on a medical bill I try to pray for him and forgive what he did to us. It's an ongoing effort Gets harder when my wife and kids want something and I can't make it happen yet He left me a negative inheritance
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Now instead of building a family on stable ground, I had to find that ground first Scratch my hands bloody trying to level it Break my back laying a foundation Work my fingers to the bone putting up a roof We're there now, above poverty and just taking off And years behind
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My children will be better off. They'll start on flat ground instead of in a hole No fleas in their bedding, no food stamps, no subsidized housing with addicts trying to kick in the door to ransack the place My job now is to undo what he did My entire life must negate his
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Wow. God Bless you and your family.
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God has blessed me far more than I could ever deserve and continues to surprise me daily
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Now this is an origin story
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Where was your father during this?
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Grew up in a trailer park and worked his butt off 6.5 days a week to keep us fed and housed. Where we lived was a massive improvement over how he grew up
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Noble. I resonate with the imagery of giving my kids a flat starting place rather than a hole. It’s not been easy learning new habits that bless rather than curse.
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Honestly it's the bad money habits and the GAPS in financial knowledge that hurt the worst Have to spend so long unlearning being poor
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