@ccarella

My great grandfather escaped poverty in Italy and came to NY, where he couldn’t speak English, was working on the early skyscrapers and was ultimately thrown off one because it was a competitive job for immigrants. My grandfather dropped out of school and supported the family, then joined the military, fought in WWII and came back and worked at a lumber mill until his retirement. My dad got an associates degree and worked his entire life as a Postal Worker. He was extremely good with money, budgeted every dollar and gave us the best childhood we could have imagined. My sisters and I all graduated from State School Colleges & Universities (SUNY) and are now executives in education, healthcare and tech. The first one of our children to graduate high school was valedictorian. The American Dream is generational.

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