My mum recently confided in me that she still suffers guilt from my brother and my very ‘humble’ childhood. My parents couldn’t really afford all the latest toys; instead we spent hours in the garden and fields with a host of pets. There were no overseas vacations, but we had many family camping trips to the English coast with fish and chips. We had a very frugal lifestyle with most of our clothes came from hand-me-downs. My mum looks back with guilt, but as I remember it, my childhood was idyllic.
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