How privelaged was my upbringing? (meme of the day)
Stolen from
paladincub21 and
mcfires.
BOLD means the statement is true.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school on scholarship.
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Family vacations involved visiting vacation homes your family owned.
21. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
22. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
23. There was original art in your house when you were a child
24. You and your family lived in a single family house
25. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
26. You had your own room as a child.
27. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
28. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
29. Had your own TV in your room in High School
30. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
31. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
32. Went on a cruise with your family
33. Went on more than one cruise with your family
34. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
35. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.
My mother went back to college for undergrad when I started high school. She went on to get her masters degree. We had more than 50 books because we both like to read, however, most of the books were older - either hand me downs or bought at the library's surplus sale. There was original art in our house because both of us created it. My mother, thankfully, owns her home. Sadly, because of its location in a small southern town, its valuation is equivalent to a down payment on a luxury town home here in Chicago. I had my own room because I'm an only child - where else was I going to sleep? I had my own phone in my room because the phone jack was already there and phone company deregulation had already taken place and phones were (fairly) cheap. I took the ACT prep offered by my school in the after hours because it was free. My mom used to take me to museums all the time growing up before we left Chicago. Field Museum, MSI, AI, Shedd, Adler, MNH - you name it, we went. On the free days. It was often cold in the house in the winter because the house was rather drafty and the heating bills would soar. I got used to wearing sweaters and hoodies in the winter.
Hmm, so yeah. I guess this means my upbringing was lower-class. Money was always (and still can be) pretty tight.
paladincub21 and
mcfires.
BOLD means the statement is true.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school on scholarship.
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Family vacations involved visiting vacation homes your family owned.
21. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
22. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
23. There was original art in your house when you were a child
24. You and your family lived in a single family house
25. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
26. You had your own room as a child.
27. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
28. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
29. Had your own TV in your room in High School
30. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
31. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
32. Went on a cruise with your family
33. Went on more than one cruise with your family
34. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
35. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.
My mother went back to college for undergrad when I started high school. She went on to get her masters degree. We had more than 50 books because we both like to read, however, most of the books were older - either hand me downs or bought at the library's surplus sale. There was original art in our house because both of us created it. My mother, thankfully, owns her home. Sadly, because of its location in a small southern town, its valuation is equivalent to a down payment on a luxury town home here in Chicago. I had my own room because I'm an only child - where else was I going to sleep? I had my own phone in my room because the phone jack was already there and phone company deregulation had already taken place and phones were (fairly) cheap. I took the ACT prep offered by my school in the after hours because it was free. My mom used to take me to museums all the time growing up before we left Chicago. Field Museum, MSI, AI, Shedd, Adler, MNH - you name it, we went. On the free days. It was often cold in the house in the winter because the house was rather drafty and the heating bills would soar. I got used to wearing sweaters and hoodies in the winter.
Hmm, so yeah. I guess this means my upbringing was lower-class. Money was always (and still can be) pretty tight.