Before, while he was working, I did not see him until he arrived home at 6 o' clock at night. In the future, however there would be changes. According to my mother, these changes would be very evident. One day, when I came home from school and my father was out, my mother talked to me about sacrifice. I sat at the kitchen table while snacking on cookies and milk.
Some luxuries are no longer in the budget.
That night and many other nights over the following few weeks, I would lie in my bed and wonder about the impact of my father's unemployment and what my mother had said. I was worried about not having the material possessions that I was so used to have. Although, I did have many material possessions, my family was not rich. Compared to others though, maybe we did at times spend more money than we should have. It was not uncommon to dine out at restaurants a couple of times a week.