Ben, you bolded ALL the items. Even the ones your comments argue with. ;)koljeffJanuary 4 2008, 03:54:53 UTC
I'm also going to underline ones that I"m not sure of.
Father went to college Father finished college Mother went to college Mother finished college Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor (My aunt Ruth has a degree in sports medicine, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count.) Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers Had more than 50 books in your childhood home Had more than 500 books in your childhood home (My personal book collection is at probably about 200 books or so. My parents had a huge wall of books downstairs. By extension, I assume that was a lot more than 500.) Were read children's books by a parent Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (Sooort of. The nerdy types are sometimes portrayed positively, and sometimes aren't.) Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18 Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs Went to a private high school Went to summer camp (It was a day camp, though. And I hated it.) Had a private tutor before you turned 18 Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was bought new before you turned 18 Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (I still don't own a car either.) There was original art in your house when you were a child Had a phone in your room before you turned 18 You and your family lived in a single family house Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home (Well, not free and clear - they had a mortgage - but I guess that still counts? Well, and also my parents DID own two houses, when I was very young.)
You had your own room as a child Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course (Didn't need to either. ;)) Had your own TV in your room in High School Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Went on a cruise with your family Went on more than one cruise with your family Your parents took you to museums and/or art galleries as you grew up (Museums, rarely.) You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (Still am.)
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor (My aunt Ruth has a degree in sports medicine, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't count.)
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home (My personal book collection is at probably about 200 books or so. My parents had a huge wall of books downstairs. By extension, I assume that was a lot more than 500.)
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (Sooort of. The nerdy types are sometimes portrayed positively, and sometimes aren't.)
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp (It was a day camp, though. And I hated it.)
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (I still don't own a car either.)
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home (Well, not free and clear - they had a mortgage - but I guess that still counts? Well, and also my parents DID own two houses, when I was very young.)
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course (Didn't need to either. ;))
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and/or art galleries as you grew up (Museums, rarely.)
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (Still am.)
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