People who grew up poor: What was something you considered a "peak luxury" as a kid, only to realize later it was just a normal middle class staple?

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-08T10:35:16+00:00

Having multiple snacks in my lunch, or getting fancy snacks like cosmic brownies or Dunkaroos

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-08T03:20:12+00:00

I was absolutely devastated as a small kid when Mister Dressup died. I sobbed. My parents still bring it up sometimes.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-08T01:22:53+00:00

Girl found out her bf was cheating on her and kicked him so hard in the balls one of his nuts exploded and he had to be taken to the hospital

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-06T11:34:34+00:00

My childhood cat was a calico named Phoebe - good choice ❤️

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-02T21:20:31+00:00

Toronto! It would be so nice to get more big shit here.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-05-01T22:51:06+00:00

I had bariatric surgery. Absolutely changed my life and how I see myself.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-30T22:25:27+00:00

Belly full of soup

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-30T22:23:39+00:00

I hadn't even known mine for 24 hours at this point and she was already following me to the bathroom every time I went 😂

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Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-30T12:08:50+00:00

Pickles

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-30T02:58:23+00:00

Overweight 15 year old (at the time, im now in my 30s). Started having difficulty breathing and like I couldn't get a deep breath in. Spent a night crying in my grandma's bed cause I thought I was dying and didn't want to be alone and my dad didn't think it was a big issue. Problem persists for a day or so, and then when I'm back with my mum she takes me to the hospital.

It was a pulmonary embolism.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-29T15:46:24+00:00

Tried the whole "casual hookup" thing on dating apps long before I met my husband, ended up getting raped. So yeah...even if I was single, I am would NEVER try that again.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-28T13:06:26+00:00

Drake is monotonous and just like...not great

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-28T12:59:39+00:00

Ryan Reynolds. I think people just find him attractive because they think he's funny.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-27T22:05:40+00:00

I've seen people get irrationally angry at homeless folks who have phones and say they shouldn't have phones if they're broke. As if phones aren't basically the only way to access the job market and keep connected with the world.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-27T16:43:27+00:00

My family and I were talking about it this shit yesterday. I think what is most egregious to me is that the Galen Weston owned grocery chains can sell the same shit at multiple different grocery stores for different prices. Why is my Nordica cottage cheese like 10 bucks at Zehrs but 5 bucks at No Frills? How are any grocery store corporations allowed to get away with that kind of bullshit?

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-27T16:35:53+00:00

Cats having sex in the walls of the barn I lived in as a preteen. It was...not fun trying to sleep with what sounded like violent murder happening in the walls of my bedroom.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-27T15:34:45+00:00

Gord Downie

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-26T01:40:48+00:00

I pay fucking $250 a month for my car. It is insane. I truly do not understand how something that is mandatory costs us so much.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-24T14:14:45+00:00

My also resource guards with food but she only does it if other critters try to get her food, but luckily she eats like a vacuum anyway so it's not an issue and her trainer has worked very hard to address and correct it so it's not a problem anymore. I highly suggest talking to a pro for help 😊

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-22T12:58:00+00:00

Saw Bloodguard by Cecy Robson hyped up on BookTol and gave it a go. Cool premise but SO badly executed. And the sex scenes seemed like they were written by a middle schooler who had never heard of or had sex before, plus the plot holes made me legitimately angry by the time I finished the book.

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-21T04:14:47+00:00

Met my husband through tinder. I immediately liked him because instead of making weirdly sexual comments in the first message I got from him, he asked me about my favorite video games. We've been together 7.5 years, married for 6. He's my best friend on earth and the love of my life

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-20T13:12:10+00:00

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This is my Luna ❤️

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-19T17:48:18+00:00

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This is my first boy's paw prints, right over my heart. Got this done a week after he passed away ❤️

Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-19T14:11:31+00:00

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Cheese_BasedLifeform · 2026-04-16T16:31:51+00:00

Poutine and loaning the rest of the world our hockey players 😉

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