University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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 My husband and I scare our parents.” “I mean it. They're uneasy with us because they feel that they've somehow failed. They haven't instilled all of the old values. Not that those old values were all that great in my mind. My parents aren't all that scrupulous. They've never done anything illegal as far as I know but they have borrowed money, for instance, just to keep up appearances. They're so afraid they'll lose some of their things.” Sometimes I want things. Lots of times since I’ve been married I've wanted something we can’t afford. It bothers me and I pout or take a walk or something. I think about people who haven't anything at all or of people who choose not to have anything. I work it out. It's better not to have everything you want. If you have everything you're miserable and depressed. You've got no place to go because, you see, you could go any place. You own everything but the truth is that you don't even own yourself. “I'd like to see some things happen in this country. I’d like to see everyone with clothes and enough to eat. I'm sure if that happens then I'll have to give up some of mine. I'm ready to do that. 21