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The home in which I grew up remained in the family until about 6 years ago. My uncle was living there until he fell on financial hard times and had to sell it. The house was in severe disrepair, and when I went over to help him straighten some things out, I was depressed at the state of the house. Not that it was ever terribly well appointed at the best of times... we weren't poor, but certainly weren't a long ways above it, lol. The house is old (100+ years), small, and we were very crowded there, but we didn't know that. I have good memories of growing up there, and it kind of hurt to see it go.
The house I live in now is much nicer, and it's the only house my kids have ever known. To me, it's just a house... I could leave it quite easily. But I often wonder how my kids would feel about that. To them, it's their HOME. Would they be as upset if I sold this place as I was to see MY HOME get sold? Probably. Home is, I think, really a concept for the young. Adults tend to have a place to live.
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