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Old 01-18-2008, 04:42 PM   #8 (permalink)
jewels
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Location: Central Central Florida
Father went to college?
<b>Yes.</b>

Father finished college?
<b>No.</b>

Mother went to college?
<b>No.</b>

Mother finished college?
<b>No.</b>

Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor?
<b>No.</b>

Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers?
<b>Yes.</b>

Had more than 50 books in your childhood home?
<b>Yes.</b>

Had more than 500 books in your childhood home?
<b>Yes.</b>

Were read children's books by a parent?
<b>Yes.</b>

Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18?
<b>Yes.</b>

Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18?
<b>Yes.</b>

The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively?
<b>Not necessarily.</b>

Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18?
<b>No.</b>

Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs?
<b>No.</b>

Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs?
<b>No.</b>

Went to a private high school?
<b>Yes.</b>

Went to summer camp?
<b>Yes, one year only.</b>

Had a private tutor before you turned 18?
<b>No</b>

Family vacations involved staying at hotels?
<b>Yes.</b>

Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18?
<b>Yes.</b>

Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them?
<b>No, they never bought me a car.</b>

There was original art in your house when you were a child?
<b>No, but mom would buy coffee-table art books and cut, mat, frame and hang the great masters.</b>

You and your family lived in a single-family house?
<b>Yes.</b>

Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home?
<b>Yes.</b>

You had your own room as a child?
<b>Yes.</b>

You had a phone in your room before you turned 18?
<b>For a month. Brother and I shared our own line and you can imagine what he did from his line while I was on the phone.</b>

Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course?
<b>No.</b>

Had your own TV in your room in high school?
<b>No.</b>

Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college?
<b>No.</b>

Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16?
<b>Yes.</b>

Went on a cruise with your family?
<b>No.</b>

Went on more than one cruise with your family?
<b>No.</b>

Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up?
<b>Yes.</b>

You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family?
<b>Yes..</b>
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