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Because Everyone Is Doing It:
Father went to college
Father finished college
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
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[1]
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[2]
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels[3]
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18[4]
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them[5]
There was original art in your house when you were a child[6]
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
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College[7]
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[8]
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family[9]
With all that in mind, Paul and I are going up to the Royal Oak for dinner (it's a block and a half away. I figure it'll be easier to get a table on January first than it would have been to get one last night. ;-)
I continue to read Tamora Pierce. She's quite good, and she seems to have covered all her bases, which is a good thing, too. :-)
Back to reading with me. :-)
- TTFN,
- Amazon.
[1] Depends on whether we're talking 'dress like me' at work or 'dress like me' when I go out and/or hang around the house.
[2] About 50/50 at this point, but they payed for the B.Hum.
[3] Not if it could possibly be avoided.
[4] Hahahahaha. I'm the first child, and *I* got hand-me-downs from the neighbours. (Including a denim jacket with a mandarin collar of-which I was inordinately fond). :-)
[5] I don't think they ever bought *themselves* a car that wasn't second-hand.
[6] Of course. This is, perhaps, where this privilege shows up most. I find myself going "Doesn't everyone?" to that question. I mean my grandfather painted, my grandmother painted, quilted, wove, and did metal etching. My mom quilted and knitted. My dad did small amounts of woodworking (along the lines of toys for us kids). My other grandfather did *large* amounts of wood-working, including a number of pieces in our house. My mother, my aunt, and my other grandmother could all play music. As could I. My other aunt works in an art museum. All us kids drew and painted like mad things. We're not exactly an un-creative family. Of course we had original art. That said, presumeably they mean original art done by someone who isn't a relative. In which case, we had that too. Mostly sculptures and baskets, with the occasional painting or interesting map (both parents are geographers) thrown in. :-)
[7] Yup. My mom sold them for a while, but discovered she hated it. She only ever sold them to her own relatives - including getting one for each of her kids. It's how I got the down-payment for my house.
[8] That's what Free Night's for, people.
[9] Not in dollars and cents, no. But getting constantly told "Put on a sweater, heat's expensive" gives you at least a vague idea. Now, at least, I've got a *very* good idea of just what 'expensive' means when it comes to heating a house in Ottawa. :-P
Father went to college
Father finished college
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
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[1]
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[2]
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels[3]
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18[4]
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them[5]
There was original art in your house when you were a child[6]
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
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College[7]
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[8]
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family[9]
With all that in mind, Paul and I are going up to the Royal Oak for dinner (it's a block and a half away. I figure it'll be easier to get a table on January first than it would have been to get one last night. ;-)
I continue to read Tamora Pierce. She's quite good, and she seems to have covered all her bases, which is a good thing, too. :-)
Back to reading with me. :-)
- TTFN,
- Amazon.
[1] Depends on whether we're talking 'dress like me' at work or 'dress like me' when I go out and/or hang around the house.
[2] About 50/50 at this point, but they payed for the B.Hum.
[3] Not if it could possibly be avoided.
[4] Hahahahaha. I'm the first child, and *I* got hand-me-downs from the neighbours. (Including a denim jacket with a mandarin collar of-which I was inordinately fond). :-)
[5] I don't think they ever bought *themselves* a car that wasn't second-hand.
[6] Of course. This is, perhaps, where this privilege shows up most. I find myself going "Doesn't everyone?" to that question. I mean my grandfather painted, my grandmother painted, quilted, wove, and did metal etching. My mom quilted and knitted. My dad did small amounts of woodworking (along the lines of toys for us kids). My other grandfather did *large* amounts of wood-working, including a number of pieces in our house. My mother, my aunt, and my other grandmother could all play music. As could I. My other aunt works in an art museum. All us kids drew and painted like mad things. We're not exactly an un-creative family. Of course we had original art. That said, presumeably they mean original art done by someone who isn't a relative. In which case, we had that too. Mostly sculptures and baskets, with the occasional painting or interesting map (both parents are geographers) thrown in. :-)
[7] Yup. My mom sold them for a while, but discovered she hated it. She only ever sold them to her own relatives - including getting one for each of her kids. It's how I got the down-payment for my house.
[8] That's what Free Night's for, people.
[9] Not in dollars and cents, no. But getting constantly told "Put on a sweater, heat's expensive" gives you at least a vague idea. Now, at least, I've got a *very* good idea of just what 'expensive' means when it comes to heating a house in Ottawa. :-P
