Dwayne Johnson Remembers Family’s Struggle With Poverty In Heartfelt Thanksgiving Post

Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson opened up about
his childhood struggle with poverty in a touching Thanksgiving post. The Rock
revealed that at times growing up, he and his family didn’t have enough money
to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.

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He shared an Instagram photo of his family and wrote:

“After we bowed our heads in prayer, we went around the
table and everyone shared what they were thankful for. Beautiful seeing and
listening to everyone speak from their heart. Tears, laughter and boundless
gratitude.”

 And
he opened up about the difficulty his family faced when he was growing
up. 

 “As my
mom pointed out earlier in the day, there was a time back in ‘87 when we
couldn’t even afford Thanksgiving dinner and was praying someone would invite
us over their house to eat,” he shared. “We were in a tough spot back
then, but we got thru it. And here we are today. One big, extended, blended,
slightly crazy, loving, grateful ohana.”

 The Rock’s post wasn’t entirely serious. The
45-year-old actor also took a minute to take a jab at Blake Shelton, who
recently took home the title of People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” Johnson
previously had the title and said he was surprised nobody in his family brought
up the fact that he is truly the sexiest man in the room. 

                                    

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    “Personally, I’m a little surprised that no one
expressed how thankful they are that THE sexiest man alive (I refuse to
relinquish my title to Blake Shelton or any man) was sitting at the table. I
didn’t want to be a dick and interrupt the prayer, but at some point someone’s
gotta address the elephant in the room,” The Rock wrote.

 All
his jokes aside, The Rock has plenty of reasons to be thankful this year from
his upcoming movie “Jumanji” to his daughter being named Miss Golden
Globe. 

 It’s
nice to see him taking some time to soak it all in with family.