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Originally Posted by uncle phil
my grandparents literally hitch-hiked from ellis island to erie, pennsylvania, because they heard there was work in the hammermill paper mills. my grandfather swept floors in the mill from 1911 to 1943, when he retired. my oldest aunt was born in 1914. my grandparents looked for opportunity, not hand-outs...
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I am very glad your grandparents were able to get by without handouts, since you added that to your post i would assume that it makes you very proud, and it should. But comparing 1911 and its work envoirnment to 2005 and its work field is not the same imo. My father had a habit of telling me stories like this. I remember my dad saying if you weren't happy with your job, you could quit and walk across the road and start that afternoon at a better job. Today you could not do that. Well atleast the average worker could not. I don't understand, were your grandparents just better people than this family in the story? Or am I just not understanding that point.
I feel for this guy as all he wants to do is provide for his family. I just can't fault a man for that. Now having so many kids when you can't feed them is a different story, but some cultures are different then ours and it just maybe something that is not thought of or maybe having more kids makes them think there will be more food around. not sure.