1.07.2008

Bold sentences are true

Father went to college (I have no way of knowing whether or not he did.)
Father finished college (See above.)
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
(Well, she got her BA before she died, but she had plans for an MA.)
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor. (Blood relatives, even, though most of them are still ministers.)
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
(Hell, I own more than 500 books personally.)
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 (Karate, Salsa, which I paid for on my own, Cheerleading courtesy of mom.)
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (I'm just going with the fact that I am an upper-middle class white girl and ignoring the hair, piercings, and black because it's too nitpicky...)
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18 (but paid the bills myself)
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs (or will pay)
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs (I'm bolding this because I've only got one more semester to go.)
Went to a private high school (but paid $9k a year to go to a different public school)
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18 (by force.)
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was
all bought new before you turned 18 (I visited consignment stores by choice.)
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

Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course (again, by force.)
Had your own TV in your room in High School
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 (No need. We have several yachts, one of which I have my own room on.)
Went on more than one cruise with your family (See above.)
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

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