Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
I can understand your post , as a youngster we were extremely poor some day very little food , as an adult with young family poverty struck again having to declare myself personally bankrupt through a judgement court order which was awful , just to get rid of my debts , tough times , lived of very little .
That's awful mate, being truly skint for long periods can be damaging, especially for kids. It can make you stronger though, more resilient to adversity, tougher.