averygoodun42 | I am, always have been, and have been grateful for it the entire time meme

The (Material) Privilege Meme

Note: My answers would be quite different from my brother's (oldest child) answers. My dad worked hard and brilliantly all our lives. I am the youngest kid by quite a bit, and I reaped the rewards of that.

Originally conceieved by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, and Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.

Bold the true statements. You can explain further if you wish.

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
Not technically, but my dad had several doc and post-doc students, and his role of research physicist was equivalent to a University Professorship
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Teachers get paid shit wages. And we were rich by then.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children’s books by a parent
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
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Because they're awesome like that.
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
Once. Got a second/third degree burn on my entire back while there. Fun times.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
The school district provided it, though (if I'm not mistaken). I was a home-bound student for several years.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Only when camping wasn't possible.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Not all, but most, being so many years younger than my sister.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
Basically. My Our wonderful '81 Toyota Corolla/Tercel sedan. ('81 was at that point 13 yrs old) And that's only because our '78 Datsun died while I was learning on it.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child
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
Assuming you don't mean having the mortgage paid off.
25. You had your own room as a child
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
Not that I used it often. And the phone itself was a hand-me-down from my best friend.
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school
The hand-me-down from our time in Tucson.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Only when it was (literally) impossible to drive.
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
Though I was aware that heat cost something, since my mum refused to turn the thermostat up over 72 (at the most) because it was expensive.