Some Shit I Made UP

Jim Ambrose, is a 33-year-old citizen of Monroe but he hasn’t always lived here. I am going to let you know what it was like for a kid in the late 60’s, 70’s, and early 80’s. Jim was born in Pasadena, California in 1967. During the first few years of his life he spent his life moving around and living in different places. Finally in 1975 he settled down in a low-income housing community which was run by FHA. In the interview Jim said, “Kind of like Habitat for Humanity.” What he could remember of this life was that the community was very friendly and he would always be doing things with the other kids in the community.
Then in 1978 Jim moved to Ohio where he would live at up until he graduated High School. In Ohio Jim lived in a nice trailer park compared to the ones of today. He spent most of his time inside sheltered from the rest of the world. During these times the economy was bad for low-income families. An exact quote that Jim gave me, “My mom cr...