Privilege meme--Thanks Lady P
1. Father went to college: Yes.
2. Father finished college: No .
3. Mother went to college: No.
4. Mother finished college: Nope.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor: Yes, by marriage.
6. Were the same or higher socio-economic class than your high school teachers: unknown.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home: Not all at once. We had library cards and used them frequently.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home: No.
9. Were read children’s books by a parent: Yes.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18: Yes.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18: Yes. piano & swimming.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively: Usually.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18: No.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs: No.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs: No.
16. You went to a private high school: No.
17. Went to summer camp: Nope
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18: Nuh-uh.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels: Sometimes, although mostly when we went on vacation it was to see relatives, and then we stayed at their house.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18: Not entirely. We bought some new clothes before school started each year, and some of our clothes were made by mom.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them: Yes, my sister and I were in high school and shared the car. It was an '86 Honda civic hatchback. (Just reading about that car recently--the backup lights came on when you put it in 5th gear, Always seemed like something was going wrong with it.)
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child: No.
23. You and your family lived in a single family house: Yes.
24. Your parents owned their house before you left home: I don't know....they sold that house after they split up.
25. You had your own room as a child: Yes, once we got old enough to realize sharing a room sucked ass.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18: No--I didn't even have an FM radio!!
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course: No--didn't need to.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school: No.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college: No.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16: I can't remember--I think we flew for the first time when I was about that age.
31. Went on a cruise with your family: No.
32. Went on more than one cruise: I wish.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up: No.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family: Completely unaware. We used our wood stove quite a bit--I remember once finding ice growing in the corner of my room one winter.
2. Father finished college: No .
3. Mother went to college: No.
4. Mother finished college: Nope.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor: Yes, by marriage.
6. Were the same or higher socio-economic class than your high school teachers: unknown.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home: Not all at once. We had library cards and used them frequently.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home: No.
9. Were read children’s books by a parent: Yes.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18: Yes.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18: Yes. piano & swimming.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively: Usually.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18: No.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs: No.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs: No.
16. You went to a private high school: No.
17. Went to summer camp: Nope
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18: Nuh-uh.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels: Sometimes, although mostly when we went on vacation it was to see relatives, and then we stayed at their house.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18: Not entirely. We bought some new clothes before school started each year, and some of our clothes were made by mom.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them: Yes, my sister and I were in high school and shared the car. It was an '86 Honda civic hatchback. (Just reading about that car recently--the backup lights came on when you put it in 5th gear, Always seemed like something was going wrong with it.)
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child: No.
23. You and your family lived in a single family house: Yes.
24. Your parents owned their house before you left home: I don't know....they sold that house after they split up.
25. You had your own room as a child: Yes, once we got old enough to realize sharing a room sucked ass.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18: No--I didn't even have an FM radio!!
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course: No--didn't need to.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school: No.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college: No.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16: I can't remember--I think we flew for the first time when I was about that age.
31. Went on a cruise with your family: No.
32. Went on more than one cruise: I wish.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up: No.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family: Completely unaware. We used our wood stove quite a bit--I remember once finding ice growing in the corner of my room one winter.