Empty Fridge, Holes in Shoes

Sometimes I feel like I have already lived 2 lives- 1 as a child until I was 18 and the other from 18 until now.
From a combination of fighting parents and low money, it seemed like we were always struggling.
Some of the memories from the 80s/early 90s, I have blocked out, but some came to the surface recently:
- Holes in shoes. Using duct tape to repair them