In many cases, the depression’s indelible ID – chaos, the condition of badly-needing but-not-having an income or a home – was what tore families apart.
Men felt helpless when failing to deal with such challenges. Some left wives and kids behind. Many teenage males felt abashed they weren’t helping support themselves, and left home.
Millions of young kids sought menial work, tried to sell used goods of all kinds to help their families survive. Children as young as five sold newspapers, pulled hundreds of rows of weeds, ran rough errands, washed strangers’ floors, emptied out houses for just a few pennies. Many took care of younger brothers and sisters while both parents worked or looked for work.
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