Back in the Day
I was raised by my Depression-era grandparents who grew up in very large, very poor families.
3 min readSep 25, 2023
As a child, I sat beside my grandmother in front of the fireplace, my grandfather across from us, and I listened to stories about their adventures from “back in the day.” They talked about malted milks at the Five-and-Dime and dances at the lodge. In these stories, boys and girls…