Stinky Feet

[midaycare]

Admittedly I may be a bit sensitive about it because the smell was ungodly

Then by all means, mention something! It is, after all, affecting your working environment

[Thriftylady]

My hubby grew up like this too. But he still had a better childhood than me!

My mother was a loving mother and did her best. I was the baby by 12 years and had a different father than the other three. My dad was a wonderful man but had his demons from being in the war and became a horrible alcoholic. They split up, because mom just couldn't take the drinking and the effects of it anymore. But she couldn't afford a divorce. Dad made very good money, but drank it all away, and since they were still "legally" married, she couldn't get any help. No food stamps, no cash no nothing. Luckily dad always kept insurance on us. Mom always made sure to let me know that it wasn't really dad's doing, it was his illness.

Before he died, he was in hospital and the woman he had been living with (mom did eventually get a divorce after she got back on her feet and didn't need help anymore), wanted nothing to do with dad once he got cancer. Mom found out he had been sober a few years but was ashamed to come back. They were going to get remarried as the doctors gave dad six months to live. Dad passed three days later, two hours before the pastor was to be at the church to remarry them. After it all and struggling so hard, she loved him until they day he (and years later she) died.

[midaycare]

My mother was a loving mother and did her best. I was the baby by 12 years and had a different father than the other three. My dad was a wonderful man but had his demons from being in the war and became a horrible alcoholic. They split up, because mom just couldn't take the drinking and the effects of it anymore. But she couldn't afford a divorce. Dad made very good money, but drank it all away, and since they were still "legally" married, she couldn't get any help. No food stamps, no cash no nothing. Luckily dad always kept insurance on us. Mom always made sure to let me know that it wasn't really dad's doing, it was his illness.

Before he died, he was in hospital and the woman he had been living with (mom did eventually get a divorce after she got back on her feet and didn't need help anymore), wanted nothing to do with dad once he got cancer. Mom found out he had been sober a few years but was ashamed to come back. They were going to get remarried as the doctors gave dad six months to live. Dad passed three days later, two hours before the pastor was to be at the church to remarry them. After it all and struggling so hard, she loved him until they day he (and years later she) died.

lovethis

[Baby Beluga]

Question. Is it a money thing? I ask because for much of my growing up we were very poor. At one point, I was down to one pair of socks. I was in 6th or 7th grade and understood we were poor and didn't want to ask mom for more I knew we didn't have the money. So my one pair didn't get washed every night of course and I re wore them they made my shoes stink something awful. Finally mom caught on and asked me and fixed it. But it was totally a money thing.

*hugs* that must have been a very hard thing to process at that age

With this family it is not about money. This family is not showy but they are very wealthy. I personally think it is that the boys either don't want to wear socks or dad is just lazy. Which is so weird to me because they use to wear socks everyday. That is what makes me think the boys are fussing over putting on socks.

[auntymimi]

Question. Is it a money thing? I ask because for much of my growing up we were very poor. At one point, I was down to one pair of socks. I was in 6th or 7th grade and understood we were poor and didn't want to ask mom for more I knew we didn't have the money. So my one pair didn't get washed every night of course and I re wore them they made my shoes stink something awful. Finally mom caught on and asked me and fixed it. But it was totally a money thing.

This. One of my school age kids would come everyday with boots on, no socks. The smell was awfull and she would get blisters playing and walking outside. I asked about wearing tennis shoes and she said they were for school, her last pair of sandals broke. All her socks were too small. I bought her a cheap pair of sandals to wear here and some socks to send home.