I learned to not worry so much about what others thought, but I don't think I learned it from my parents' generation. I did learn to feel good about myself and to have self-confidence from them AND to NOT drag others with me if I did something wrong. So a bit different.

I also really enjoyed the older folks and was alone much of the time as a child as my nearest siblings were six years older with the other two twelve and sixteen years older. I loved visiting with my great aunts, aunts, uncles, grandma and my mom and dad's friends. I've kept that connection up all of my life.

I think that generation his a lot of their worry and I think some of it came upon them because of the depression. I believe my mom died because of worry, so that's something I really try NOT to do in my life.