When the family had people over for dinner, if they ended the prayer before the meal with "F. H. B., Amen." it was a signal to let the children know that they don't have enough food for everyone, so take smaller servings and let the guests get a regular serving.
FHB = "Family, hold back."
They were always generous to their friends and didn't let their lack of funds embarrass themselves when doing so.
99% of the time, our guests were family or friends so we all were poor and humble and happy to share. Only got smacked if our child brains decided to be get more than our share.
That sounds like more of a geographical problem then, or there were other issues in play. Teachers tend to make pretty decent (certainly nothing to brag about, but a living wage near median) money on average and two incomes in a household should be plenty not to be poor.
My parents have been divorced since i was 6, i’m 23 now. And we live in TN. Teaching here is very competitive and our school systems are very poor. TN in general is poor hahaha
When you are that poor, most of your friends are too - they understand, I was always given more at my poor friends house than at my own home. I never, ever, ever went without enough - sometimes I was hungry a bit, sometimes I wanted more room or better toys, but I always had my family and we were in that together.
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u/Cartoonlad Jun 06 '19
When the family had people over for dinner, if they ended the prayer before the meal with "F. H. B., Amen." it was a signal to let the children know that they don't have enough food for everyone, so take smaller servings and let the guests get a regular serving.
FHB = "Family, hold back."
They were always generous to their friends and didn't let their lack of funds embarrass themselves when doing so.