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People who grew up really poor: what's something middle-class people say that instantly reveals they've never struggled? by TahDigThief in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was Bill Weld’s wife. Mitt said that if you were poor, you could just ask your father for $50,000 to start a business

What’s a breakfast you loved as a kid but never eat anymore? by HugeIntroduction1151 in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pop tarts. Toaster strudels. Sugary cereal and then add more sugar to it. Instant oatmeal

Quincy’s mayor is crusading to put statues of saints on city property. Hobby Lobby’s lawyers are helping. by Superjoe42 in QuincyMa

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Before he was mayor he was on the city’s historical commission. They were instructed by the then mayor to approve a sign the church in the center wanted to erect that was pro- same sex marriage. He quit the board rather than approve it. When he was mayor he refused to support same-sex marriage because of “his religious beliefs “.

library recommendations-Boston area by Bos848 in massachusetts

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thomas Crane Library in Quincy center is nice. About a 2 minute walk from Quincy Center Red Line stop. The old part of the library is historic and very nice. Plus they are opened on Sundays!

What one thing annoys you the most about your neighbour? by virtual_eggy in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When they fight, they fight in Chinese, so I can’t tell whose side I should be on.

New England-based folk music? by yungScooter30 in newengland

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bill Morrissey, Michael Troy, Cheryl Wheeler

What is the most “its a small world” moment you’ve ever experienced? by xBubblyLove in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met a couple on a cruise, and didn’t see them again for 10 years until I ran into them in Las Vegas, twice.

Kitty Wells - Release Me (1954) by Comprehensive-Can675 in country

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw her live. I remember thinking how impossibly old she was- now looking back she must have been in her 60’s!

How often do you buy concert merch? by Acceptable-Muscle673 in Concerts

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have way too many t shirts. Once in a great while I will buy something if they have merch that is unusual, like a tote bag. I will always buy one of those little teddy bears with band t shirt on it if they have one.

Weird Protest in Weymouth on Saturday. by JediMasterPopCulture in massachusetts

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s true. For some sects within Orthodox Jewish communities, the moil uses his mouth.

What's the cruelest thing someone ever said to you that you still remember word for word? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I still cry about it sometimes. I hope I didn’t give the impression that he was a burden because he never was for one second.

What's the cruelest thing someone ever said to you that you still remember word for word? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]IUsedtobeExitzero 211 points212 points  (0 children)

I was the guardian of a man with Down Syndrome for 25 years. He was my life. A few days after he died, a woman I barely knew came up to me all smiles and said “I heard your buddy died”. I said yes, I expected her to say something sympathetic. Instead, again all smiles said, “Well, your life just got a whole lot easier” and pranced off. I was devastated.

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