Privilege Meme

[samvara]

Gakked from clex_monkie89. I have somewhere to live and clean water to drink. I’m literate and not living in a war zone. I know how fortunate I am. 

Based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, PLEASE acknowledge their copyright. BOLD WHICH APPLY TO YOU:

Father went to university
Father finished university
Mother went to university
Mother finished university
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor – artist, apiarist, special needs school teacher, roofer, computer store manager, DJ, retired CEO.
Were the same or higher socio-economic class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home – even for us chronic packrats I don' t think there were that many.
Were read children's books by a parent
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 – No idea.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your university costs – my grandmother gave me ¼ of my first year fees as a gift.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your university costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Family vacations involved staying at hotels – camping baby
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 – what, and take the fun out of it?
There was original art in your house when you were a child – does stuff done by artist friends count?
You and your family lived in a single family house  – also lived in a caravan, tipi and a converted railway carriage.
Your parent(s) owned their own house(s) or apartment before you left home – them and the bank…
You had your own room as a child – shared with brothers’ until 10 years old, own room after that, yay for being the girl!
You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
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 University
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 – Bali!
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 – Cheap source of babysitting.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family – I’m an Aussie, this is called socks.