“Fresh fruits and vegetables, rather than relying on canned or processed foods.”
u/MarsupialUnlucky3552
“Fresh fruit, just out on the counter available to eat whenever.
Going to someones house and seeing a bowl of apples and feeling envious.
I even have my own fruit trees now.”
u/kamuelak
2.
“Owning a pair of brand-name sneakers.
It was like wearing a crown on my feet.”
u/Pure_BreedCute
3.
“Getting new school supplies at the start of the year.
I remember how getting a new notebook or pencil case instead of hand-me-downs felt like Christmas.”
u/jackreacher3
4.
“A f**cking sleepover with a friend.
Got asked several times but my parents said no because we couldn’t reciprocate.”
u/barefoot_yank
5. u/ConstableBlimeyChips
6.
“Regular hot showers!
u/Ok_Earth9963
7.
Fast food chains are luxury to us.
The occasional meal at a restaurant or fast food place instead of always eating home-cooked meals.”
u/Own-Wealth-6384
“Not only were we poor, we were many.
My parents did foster care so there were usually 6-9 kids in our home.
Going to a sit down restaurant?
I didnt go to Applebees until a theatre outing at 16 years old.”
u/thelynch07
8.
“We used to have real milk once a week and it was a whole occurrence.
“The rest of the week, powdered milk had to suffice.”
u/SenorEusebio
9. u/wig_hunny_whatsgood
10.
“Having my own room.”
u/cutiesposter
11.
I’ve loved them since I was a child, but couldn’t really afford one.”
u/kaerinzx
12.
My family wore coconut oil and I got burned a lot."
u/TheRealCeeBeeGee
13.
“I grew up poor poor.
The biggest luxury i could imagine as a kid was eating every day or having lunch at school.”
u/Fun_Set255
“Having actual food instead of sleep for dinner.”
u/PBRbeard
14.
“Central heat and air.
u/throwaway788292
15.
“Vacation or travel.”
u/Jolly-Ad-3737
16. u/Opposite-Purpose365
17.
“My phone and laptop.”
I dreamt of having a phone and laptop that I could use whenever I want.”
Having your own phone, tablet, or computer, rather than sharing with siblings."
u/No_Intention_8260
18.
“Textbooks and magazines.
Education was a luxury back then.”
u/Mysterious-Art8650
19.
We used Sunlight liquid dish detergent on our hair."
I also thought that being the oldest was my good fortune because I got the clean bath water.
My little sister and brother got my bath water.
u/janr34
20.
“Automatic can opener.
I thought that was the height of luxury.
Imagine being so lazy to open a can with a manual opener that you purchase an electric one.”
u/Tie_me_off
21.
“Broccoli and brussels sprouts.”
“To this day, decades later, I view both as treat foods.”
u/dethb0y
22.
“A comfortable chair, bed, or couch, rather than using older or makeshift furniture.”
u/Nervous-Candy-1578
23.
“Arts and crafts materials for hobbies like drawing, painting, or crafting.”
u/Jumpy-Start-1787
24.
“New clothes… as opposed to hand-me-downs or thrift store finds.”
u/MilliVanilliEilish
25.
“A television, albeit a small one, for the kitchen.
“My friend who lived around the corner had all that stuff.
She had a TV in her room.
They had a GUEST room with a TV.
They had so many TVs.
It was so confusing.”
u/4URprogesterone
26. u/Kind-Lengthiness-824
27.And finally: “Toys.”
“I still think of toys as luxury.
Had only a handful of toys as a child.
All my toys were precious to me.
My one and only transformer.”
