Great gift from your parents Lynn.   Working class, to me, isn't much of a description beyond economic strata.   I've seen some pathetic parenting all both ends of the economic scale, but do not question that living on the margin of poverty is huge factor in the mental health of most people.    

But I know people who love money and have plenty, are just as obsessed with say their materialism and that also can lead to terrible parenting.  Or, you can have the common ground of being a workaholic at any economic level and parenting never get's the attention the child needs.

Really liked your reflection Lynn.   It reminded my of my aunt's home - only replace paperbacks with ashtrays.*    ;-)  

    *They were good parents though and my favorite cousins.