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Weekly Contest #283
I come from a family of humble but noble occupations. My father John worked for the postal service while my mother Grace stayed home and took care of my three brothers and I, me being the third of the bunch. Our names from oldest to youngest were Jacob, Sam, Nate (myself), and our youngest brother Leo. We never had much growing up, but our parents loved us dearly and always found a way for us to be content with what we had. That meant we shared a lot of our possessions with one another, which at times could be hard as you can imagine be...
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