From Plin and Ann

[cactuswatcher]

1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home, but a lot of them were on engineering.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent Only when we were very small.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18. It wasn't much before I was 18 before my father got credit cards.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs That would be a lot tougher these days.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp. I went once, I paid for it.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels Actually the few hotel stays instead of motel stays were awful.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18. I had an older brother after all.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child Only because my sister painted.
23. You and your family lived in a single family house.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
25. You had your own room as a child. More like as a teen.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. Hah!
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course. In my day those were for wimps.
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. Only once but it was by myself. Like everyone they gave me a sample pack of cigarettes with the meal, which I hid away and kept.
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. But, not so unaware I didn't get yelled at to shut the door.

Comments

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year!

I think class lines were different back in the day.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year, N!