late boomer parents, perpetually house broke from just a modest house, even moving into the middle of nowhere in another state. dad worked 2nd shift and every hour of overtime he could, i only saw him holidays, a handful of weekeds a year, and for 2-4 weeks in august. he switched to 3rd shift and was then home every afternoon. mom worked 3rd shift and worked every hour of overtime she could. during the school year she'd sleep until 7pm, make dinner, etc. during the summer she'd occasionally stay up until mid-afternoon and take us to the beach. she switched to 1st shift, and went crazy, moved out, divorced, realized she couldn't do it single on her pathetic wages after 6 months, moved back in with my father. 1-2
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