I'm not as socially inept as I thought I was.
The boys are back in school. Now I have a little time on my hands . I am going to follow the rest of the herd and do the Socially privileged meme thing.
It's the meme all the kids are doing.
1. Father went to college - No
2. Father finished college - No
3. Mother went to college - Yes
4. Mother finished college - Yes, She has a nursing degree
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor- no
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers - we were probably the same
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home - Yes
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home - Yes
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, Ballet, gymnastics and judo
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. - yes
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. Went to a private high school - No
17. Went to summer camp. - No.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 - No.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels. - yes, but very few
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 - No
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them - No. I bought my 1st car when I was 21. It was a 1970 Toyota Corona. I bought it for $100. I drove it forever.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child - Yes, We had a few paintings my parents commissioned (family portraits)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house - Yes.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - Yes.
25. You had your own room as a child - No, My sister and I shared a room. We always had a few foster children in the spare room.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. - No.
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course - No.
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School - Yes, It was a black and white one my dad picked up at a pawn shop.
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 had my first flight when I was 9 months old. (from Spain to Atlanta)
31. Went on a cruise with your family - No.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family - No
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up - Yes, My Mom was big on museum and historic site vacations. I remember being in the 2nd grade and being obsessed with the Salem Witch Trials. My parents took us to Salem. It was awesome.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family - Yes
It's the meme all the kids are doing.
1. Father went to college - No
2. Father finished college - No
3. Mother went to college - Yes
4. Mother finished college - Yes, She has a nursing degree
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor- no
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers - we were probably the same
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home - Yes
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home - Yes
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, Ballet, gymnastics and judo
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. - yes
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. Went to a private high school - No
17. Went to summer camp. - No.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 - No.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels. - yes, but very few
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 - No
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them - No. I bought my 1st car when I was 21. It was a 1970 Toyota Corona. I bought it for $100. I drove it forever.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child - Yes, We had a few paintings my parents commissioned (family portraits)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house - Yes.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - Yes.
25. You had your own room as a child - No, My sister and I shared a room. We always had a few foster children in the spare room.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. - No.
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course - No.
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School - Yes, It was a black and white one my dad picked up at a pawn shop.
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 had my first flight when I was 9 months old. (from Spain to Atlanta)
31. Went on a cruise with your family - No.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family - No
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up - Yes, My Mom was big on museum and historic site vacations. I remember being in the 2nd grade and being obsessed with the Salem Witch Trials. My parents took us to Salem. It was awesome.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family - Yes