1.
"Growing
up,
we
never
had
much,
but
my
family
always
made
do
with
what
we
had.
"
【Growing
up】
2.
"I
remember
sharing
a
twin
bed
with
my
siblings,
and
the
nights
were
always
a
bit
cramped.
"
【Sharing
a
bed】
3.
"Hand-me-downs
were
the
norm,
but
I
learned
to
treasure
each
item
as
if
it
was
new.
"
【Hand-me-downs】
4.
"My
parents
worked
long
hours
just
to
make
ends
meet,
and
we
rarely
saw
them
during
the
week.
"
【Working
long
hours】
5.
"Eating
out
was
a
treat,
and
going
to
a
restaurant
felt
like
a
luxury
we
couldn't
afford.
"
【Eating
out】
6.
"I
recall
the
excitement
of
getting
a
new
pair
of
shoes,
but
they
were
only
to
be
worn
on
special
occasions.
"
【New
shoes】
7.
"Entertainment
was
simple,
we
played
outside
and
made
up
our
own
games.
"
【Simple
entertainment】
8.
"We
had
to
be
resourceful,
making
things
from
scratch
or
repurposing
what
we
had.
"
【Resourceful】
9.
"It
was
a
given
that
we
would
have
to
share
everything,
from
toys
to
clothes
to
food.
"
【Sharing
everything】
10.
"Life
was
tough,
but
it
built
a
strong
sense
of
community
within
our
family.
"
【Sense
of
community】
11.
"There
were
no
frills,
but
we
were
content
just
to
have
a
roof
over
our
heads.
"
【No
frills】
12.
"I
remember
the
excitement
of
getting
school
supplies,
knowing
that
they
would
have
to
last
the
entire
year.
"
【School
supplies】
13.
"Even
a
simple
trip
to
the
grocery
store
was
a
lesson
in
budgeting
and
making
choices.
"
【Grocery
shopping】
14.
"I
learned
the
value
of
hard
work
and
determination
from
watching
my
parents
work
tirelessly.
"
【Value
of
hard
work】
15.
"We
couldn't
afford
expensive
vacations,
but
we
made
lasting
memories
with
simple
camping
trips.
"
【Simple
vacations】
16.
"We
had
to
make
sacrifices,
but
I
never
felt
like
I
was
missing
out
on
anything
important.
"
【Making
sacrifices】
17.
"I
learned
to
appreciate
the
little
things
in
life,
like
a
warm
meal
or
a
cozy
blanket.
"
【Appreciating
the
little
things】
18.
"We
never
had
the
latest
gadgets
or
technology,
but
that
just
meant
we
had
to
find
other
ways
to
entertain
ourselves.
"
【Lack
of
technology】
19.
"There
was
a
sense
of
pride
in
being
able
to
fix
things
ourselves,
rather
than
relying
on
someone
else.
"
【Self-sufficiency】
20.
"I
wouldn't
trade
my
upbringing
for
anything,
it
made
me
who
I
am
today.
"
【Grateful
for
my
upbringing】