I had to buy my cereal from my step-dad. He would write the price of the box on the side and I would have to figure out the price based on the number of servings per box. I used the biggest bowl I could find, not a measured cup serving, so I robbed the guy blind. Also, when I told my mother, he started letting me have one free first bowl but I had to pay for the cereal and milk if I wanted more. About this same time we had a "secret ring" that was the only one we were only allowed to answer (back in landline days). It was usually my aunt and uncle or cousins who loved nearby. We had to let any normal ring just keep ringing until they hung up. I think this was because our neighbor had just gotten busted for being a pretty well connected cocaine dealer and my parents had bought pot from him a bunch. Our house had been searched by the DEA while we were out, they were convinced, so it was a weird time considering pot is legal in the state now.