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OK, in the interest of trying to participate in life when I can (the fairies gave me an extra day to myself), I'm posting again... just memage, but still....
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.
Father went to college Purdue University
Father finished college ? Bachelors in Psychology
Mother went to college She did go to Beauty School
Mother finished college ? Graduated, and continues to be licensed
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers I'm putting no for this simply because my parents didn't grow up in the same town I went to school in, and that's how I'm interpreting the question... if it's a matter of age, I'm sure my parents were older than most, if not all, of my teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home I never counted, but I'm sure we did
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent Often
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 piano and riding
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 Well, not now, but as I was growing up, I think that was probably the case
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18 (only because I got it on my own merit) I could have answered yes to this one, if it weren't for the age cutoff for school... I was 18 a month after I started college, but I got more than one credit card on my own merit within the first year
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs undergrad only, but thank God!!!
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs Ditto
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp But I soooooo wanted to
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels I don't really recall taking that many...
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 or made by my grandmother... by the time I came along, my sisters's stuff had all been given away
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them I did have the hand-me-down, though, and it was purchased new by my grandparents
There was original art in your house when you were a child There might have been, but I can't remember for sure
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18 I bought it, they paid the bill
You and your family lived in a single family house Always
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home It wasn't paid off, though
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course Didn't need to
Had your own TV in your room in High School Grade school, actually... a gift from my grandparents... 13 inch black and white
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Key West, Florida... possibly others... also a private jet
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 Chicago
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family Not a clue
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.
Father went to college Purdue University
Father finished college ? Bachelors in Psychology
Mother went to college She did go to Beauty School
Mother finished college ? Graduated, and continues to be licensed
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers I'm putting no for this simply because my parents didn't grow up in the same town I went to school in, and that's how I'm interpreting the question... if it's a matter of age, I'm sure my parents were older than most, if not all, of my teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home I never counted, but I'm sure we did
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent Often
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 piano and riding
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 Well, not now, but as I was growing up, I think that was probably the case
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18 (only because I got it on my own merit) I could have answered yes to this one, if it weren't for the age cutoff for school... I was 18 a month after I started college, but I got more than one credit card on my own merit within the first year
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs undergrad only, but thank God!!!
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs Ditto
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp But I soooooo wanted to
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels I don't really recall taking that many...
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 or made by my grandmother... by the time I came along, my sisters's stuff had all been given away
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them I did have the hand-me-down, though, and it was purchased new by my grandparents
There was original art in your house when you were a child There might have been, but I can't remember for sure
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18 I bought it, they paid the bill
You and your family lived in a single family house Always
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home It wasn't paid off, though
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course Didn't need to
Had your own TV in your room in High School Grade school, actually... a gift from my grandparents... 13 inch black and white
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Key West, Florida... possibly others... also a private jet
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 Chicago
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family Not a clue
