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Step back, and be thankful.
Stolen from a few different people on my flist, the privilege meme:
1. Father went to college - Both the biological one and the emotional one, though neither made it more than a year, I think.
2. Father finished college - As mentioned above, nope.
3. Mother went to college - Unfortunately, no. Was certainly smart enough for it, though.
4. Mother finished college - See 3.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor - Not that I'm aware of.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers. - Again, not that I'm aware of.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home. - Definitely. I had my own, plus a lot of nifty hand-me-downs from my parents.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. - I don't think so, but I might be wrong on that.
9. Were read children's books by a parent. - Oh yes. My mom instilled a love of learning in me at a veeeeeery young age.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18. - Dance! Jazz, tap, ballet, modern, musical theater. Lots of fun. I had tennis lessons for a short while as well.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 - Don't think so.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. - Nobody dresses like me that I've seen, and I'm not aware of many who talk like me either.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18. - Ahahaha. No.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs. - Scholarships and grants, baby.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs - See 14.
16. Went to a private high school. - Ugh, no, and wouldn't want to.
17. Went to summer camp. - Nope! Never had the desire.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 - No, but I was a private tutor before I turned 18...
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels - But of course. The few vacations we took were outside of Alaska, so it was a necessity.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18. - Oldest kid in this generation. Everyone threw pretty outfits at me.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. - Ahahahahahaha(breath)hahahahaaaaaa. Talk to me once I have a license.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. - Don't think so.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house. - Yep. Small little thing in Anchorage, and then a lovely big home in Reno.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - I think they owned the one in Alaska, and in Reno they rent.
25. You had your own room as a child - Yes, though it didn't have a door on it. Mom was quite the worrywart.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. - Yep! And now I hate the things. *shudder*
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course - Can I be egotistical? Never needed to.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school - TV/VCR combo. Used it until it died while I was at college.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college - Oh, I only wish.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 - Yeah. To leave Alaska in a timely manner, you pretty much have to.
31. Went on a cruise with your family. - Nope! Mom gets seasick.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family - See 31.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. - Don't think so, but we did go to the library and stage shows, so...
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family - Mom has this thing about no one except her knowing anything about the bills.
Back to comic work. I'm on a bit of a roll.
1. Father went to college - Both the biological one and the emotional one, though neither made it more than a year, I think.
2. Father finished college - As mentioned above, nope.
3. Mother went to college - Unfortunately, no. Was certainly smart enough for it, though.
4. Mother finished college - See 3.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor - Not that I'm aware of.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers. - Again, not that I'm aware of.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home. - Definitely. I had my own, plus a lot of nifty hand-me-downs from my parents.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. - I don't think so, but I might be wrong on that.
9. Were read children's books by a parent. - Oh yes. My mom instilled a love of learning in me at a veeeeeery young age.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18. - Dance! Jazz, tap, ballet, modern, musical theater. Lots of fun. I had tennis lessons for a short while as well.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 - Don't think so.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. - Nobody dresses like me that I've seen, and I'm not aware of many who talk like me either.
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18. - Ahahaha. No.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs. - Scholarships and grants, baby.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs - See 14.
16. Went to a private high school. - Ugh, no, and wouldn't want to.
17. Went to summer camp. - Nope! Never had the desire.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 - No, but I was a private tutor before I turned 18...
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels - But of course. The few vacations we took were outside of Alaska, so it was a necessity.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18. - Oldest kid in this generation. Everyone threw pretty outfits at me.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. - Ahahahahahaha(breath)hahahahaaaaaa. Talk to me once I have a license.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. - Don't think so.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house. - Yep. Small little thing in Anchorage, and then a lovely big home in Reno.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home - I think they owned the one in Alaska, and in Reno they rent.
25. You had your own room as a child - Yes, though it didn't have a door on it. Mom was quite the worrywart.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. - Yep! And now I hate the things. *shudder*
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course - Can I be egotistical? Never needed to.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school - TV/VCR combo. Used it until it died while I was at college.
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college - Oh, I only wish.
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 - Yeah. To leave Alaska in a timely manner, you pretty much have to.
31. Went on a cruise with your family. - Nope! Mom gets seasick.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family - See 31.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. - Don't think so, but we did go to the library and stage shows, so...
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family - Mom has this thing about no one except her knowing anything about the bills.
Back to comic work. I'm on a bit of a roll.