My mom was a depression baby whose family was hard-hit, like so many.  But 
like most of the women in my family, she didn't get married until she was 
almost 30.  I was just a couple of months shy of 30 myself.  I wasn't a "Silent 
Generation" baby - I'm part of the boomers...but with a depression-era mom, 
we still heard plenty about it.  When my husband's parents (who did fairly well 
financially) died, we found cabinets full of old tins from "chicken pot pies," old 
butter dishes, tin foil, etc.  When we studied the depression in school, I 
always felt like it was ALMOST a part of my own life...just beyond my stretch 
back in time.

Did your parents ever find themselves saying, "What you kids need is a good 
depression"?

Cynthia - Phoenix, AZ

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