stupid meme
Jan. 4th, 2008 03:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor -
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
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 Swimming and golf, paid for by my grandparents, I think
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp Paid for by my step-grandmother
Had a private tutor before you turned 18 After I got hit by the car and was missing second grade. Pd for by the state.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels Camping with my grandparents, sometimes a hotel if the weather got bad or we were driving later than planned. I don’t remember a vacation that lasted overnight with my mom
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 Again, grandparents paid
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them Paid for it myself
There was original art in your house when you were a child Does a black velvet painting of tigers count?
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house A series of trailers, the last of which had rotting out floors and was infested by roaches
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home (see above)
You had your own room as a child Shared a 9’X10’ room with both my sisters
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School Only because I moved out of the situation at home and in with my grandparents
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Was carried in a basket before age 1 on a trip to Maine for my mom to meet my dad’s extended family
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family Heat? I remembered this house we were staying at, where it had a wood stove, and we nearly died the first time we lit it because it filled the house with smoke. I remember running the gas heat in the trailers as little as possible. We lived in
So pretty much, what it boils down to, is that without my grandparents, I wouldn't have had any of this.