How many of us had dads who were always working? That is a major theme of many movies – and lives – today.

This includes the classics “Peter Pan” with Robin Williams, “Mary Poppins” with Julie Andrews and many more.

My own father was 8 years old when his father died. He and his older brothers had to go to work early to help support his five siblings and mom. It was the height of the depression with no social safety nets like welfare, WIC, food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. The strong three-legged stool of family, church and community stepped in and stepped up to get folks through, most of the time better than the programs above. Everybody worked a lot in those days.

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