Poverty is wishing you could go to McDonalds; getting a basket from the Santa Claus fund; feeling ashamed when my dad cannot get a job; not buying books at the book fair; not getting to go to birthday parties; hearing my mom and dad
fight over money; never getting a pet because it costs too much; wishing you had a nice house; not being able to go camping; not getting a hot dog on hot dog day; not getting pizza on pizza day; not going to Canada’s Wonderland; not being able to have your friends sleep over; pretending that you forgot your lunch; being afraid to tell your mom that you need new gym shoes; not having breakfast s
...[+++]ometimes; not being able to play hockey; sometimes it is really hard because mom gets scared and cries; hiding your shoes so your teacher won’t get cross when you do not have boots; not being able to go to cubs or play soccer; not being able to take swimming lessons; not being able to take electives at school, like downhill skiing; not being able to afford a holiday; not having pretty barrettes for your hair; not having your own backyard; being teased for the way you are dressed; not getting to go on school trips (Evidence, September 28, 2006)
