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Father went to college
Father finished college Associates in Environmental Science
Mother went to college for about a month. She didn't deal well with being seperated from home.
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. not sure about 500, but we had a Lot of Books.
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent all the time.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 Piano, Dance, Horseback riding.
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. I guess...
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 campOnce, to a girl scout camp... the rest of the time it was day bible camp, cause it was free.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels was paid for by my grandmother - my father never came, stayed home to work, take care of livestock.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from themI don't know if the Purple Cow should count, but it was the thought that counted, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
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 attached to the family farm...
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home because it was attached to that pre-existing piece of property.
You had your own room as a child
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
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 Repeated trips to the Berkshire Museum... :)
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. I remain painfully aware of their bills.