Meme!
Bold the ones that are true for you.
The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
If you post this in your blog, please leave a comment on this post. To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you. If you don't have a blog, feel free to post your responses in the comments.
Father went to college (technical college - paid for when he became disabled)
Father finished college (see above)
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 Swimming lessons (either in Maryland or Georgia)... I kept nearly drowning myself.
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
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 Yep. I went to my dad's church's girls camp, which I had to pay for myself, AND I went to Girl Scout camp, scholarship.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels My stepfather worked for hotels, so we got 'em free. But before Mom married him, no.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
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. When I was a teenager, we moved into my grandmother's rental home. Mom is buying it from her. Sort of.
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
You had your own room as a child ( but not after I was no longer an "only" child - and, actually, even as an only child, most of the time, I didn't have my own room. We could often only afford a one bedroom).
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School At one point, I think I did. But then it was "taken" by my sisters.
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 art galleries as you grew up. My mother did, when we lived in MD and Germany. But not after about the age of 8.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
If you post this in your blog, please leave a comment on this post. To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you. If you don't have a blog, feel free to post your responses in the comments.
Father went to college (technical college - paid for when he became disabled)
Father finished college (see above)
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 Swimming lessons (either in Maryland or Georgia)... I kept nearly drowning myself.
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
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 Yep. I went to my dad's church's girls camp, which I had to pay for myself, AND I went to Girl Scout camp, scholarship.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels My stepfather worked for hotels, so we got 'em free. But before Mom married him, no.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
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. When I was a teenager, we moved into my grandmother's rental home. Mom is buying it from her. Sort of.
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
You had your own room as a child ( but not after I was no longer an "only" child - and, actually, even as an only child, most of the time, I didn't have my own room. We could often only afford a one bedroom).
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School At one point, I think I did. But then it was "taken" by my sisters.
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 art galleries as you grew up. My mother did, when we lived in MD and Germany. But not after about the age of 8.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
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