Background Meme
The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
Bold the ones that are true for you.
Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
My paternal grandfather had a Bachelor's. Both of my maternal grandparents had Masters. Both of my parents have Masters. After twenty-five years my father went back to school part-time and got a Doctorate.
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor I have several who are or were professors in theater, sociology, and architecture.
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 Probably more than 5000.
Were read children's books by a parent Reading was a major form of entertainment for my parents and they passed their love of literature along to me. I learned to read early and have never stopped.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 swimming, piano, clarinet, bassoon
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 Actually my paternal grandfather paid for the majority of my college costs, although my parents helped and I worked half-time through most of college.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp I attended YMCA camp twice and went to a three-week "college camp" once.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels We mostly stayed with relatives or friends along the way to wherever we were going.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 I was the oldest, so there weren't any hand-me-downs, but my mother made some of my clothes to save money.
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 A few of my relatives painted and my maternal grandparents brought back original sculptures from trips to the middle east.
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
My father was a Methodist minister, so we always lived in a parsonage while I was growing up.
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 I flew a few times while growing up. At 15 I flew without my parents.
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up We went to museums fairly regularly. The art museums never did much for me, but I loved the science and natural history museums. The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago was my favorite.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family I never knew the details of our family finances.