ladyjanelly

Anti-Privilege meme.

Yeah, I'm a little bitter. Doing that meme made me realize how much it takes some people to feel they're in the privileged category.

The meme is yes, a measure of privilege.

So here's the other side of the coin.

I only had myself to base this thing on, and the few things I've heard from other people that I can think of at the moment.

Feel free to steal it and add to it. Celebrate the strength it takes to survive.

(Bold if it's true)

I knew nobody but me would pay for my college

I’ve known the joy of a welfare Christmas

Someone besides my parents were the main providers of most non-necessary items

I thought Santa Claus hated me (or I was real bad), based on the gifts you got

I didn’t have the normal climate control for where I lived (A/C in the south, Heat in the north)

I didn’t have cable TV

I saw at least one of my parents use drugs

I saw at least one of my parents buy or sell drugs

My parents used food stamps to put food on the table

I remember living for more than a week without a necessary utility (gas, water, power)

My family was evicted or foreclosed on