Children who come of age during extremely difficult times must grow up fast and learn very different lessons than kids from other circumstances.
In this beautiful essay, Jose tells us about his child, after living through an economic collapse, societal breakdown, and becoming a refugee in a country that is quickly becoming more dangerous than the one he left.
Are you teaching your kids preparedness skills? What are some unusual skills that your children have which most kids their age do not? What methods do you use to teach your kids survival lessons? Let’s talk about it in the comments.
Ten years ago, I lost everything. My house, my job, my car, and honestly, my self-respect. This was after working my way out of poverty once before.
The things that most people don’t tell you about poverty is what measures you must take to get by and how emotionally devastating it is. They don’t tell you how others will treat you.
You can find plenty of books full of snappy answers and what you "should" do and how if you just work hard enough everything will be fine. Those books aren’t written by someone who has been there. I have, and
this is my story.
Go here to get this 87-page book about how to survive extreme poverty. Absolutely free.
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