I think it must be incredibly difficult to keep a hobo family together. Aside from wondering where the next biscuit is going to come from, there is the danger. All a parent wants is for their children to be safe, and I can't imagine an upbringing that would be much tougher than living the boxcar life.
Of course, there are probably some among you who would say that growing up hobo would make you tough, like some type of "Boy Named Sue" life lesson. But I think that's a lack of perspective, because even as Sue said at the end of the song "I still hate that name!" and he declared that he would never do that to his own son. And I don't know how you could say it would be a good upbringing, unless you yourself have experienced hobo life. Until you have, you probably shouldn't try to raise other people's children. That's not to say that unless you've lived on the rails that you're not qualified to give advice, but don't try to tell somebody that hobo life is the good life, unless you've actually lived it.
Perhaps the hardest part about raising a family on the rails would be the fact that you'd have no job to go to to actually get away from your family. You would just be with your family 24 hours a day! I'm guessing the hobo divorce rate is probably around 85%.
With such high numbers, you would think both the husband and wife would be at fault, but I'd put more of the blame on the wife because she knew what she was getting when she married somebody called "Mayor Skinny Wyatt".
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I think you are trying to spread some hobo mis-information here, Tony... Hobos do find work, it is only this that separates them from tramps, vagabonds, and bums.
also, haven't you ever heard of the Boxcar Children... they were quite well adjusted, thank you very much
You know a lot about hobos and stuff.
Mostly just stuff
However, you'd think that hobo children would be very capable of avoiding stabbings, because that would be one of the first lessons.
"Lullaby, go to sleep...*STABSTABSTAB*"
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