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Father went to college?
yes.
Father finished college?
yes.
Mother went to college?
yes.
Mother finished college?
no. i got in the way.
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor?
i'm not sure. not in my immediate family.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers?
i don't understand what this is asking.
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home?
yes
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home?
i never counted them. i think i had more than this, but i'm not sure.
Were read children's books by a parent?
i think so. yes.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18?
yes.
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18?
uh....what?
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively?
there are no people like me portrayed in the media.
exception: the dude in "the big lebowski."
obviously, that was a positive portrayal.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18?
no.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs?
no.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs?
no.
Went to a private high school?
no
Went to summer camp?
yes. hated it too.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18?
no
Family vacations involved staying at hotels?
no. we had a cabin in northern new hampshire. we went there.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18?
so far as i remember yes.
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them?
no.
There was original art in your house when you were a child?
no. antiques. tons of them.
thinking about this, maybe.
"original work of art..." what exactly does that mean?
You and your family lived in a single-family house?
yes.
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home?
yes.
You had your own room as a child?
yes.
You had a phone in your room before you turned 18?
no.
Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course?
no. i didnt know they existed. didnt need one as it turned out.
Had your own TV in your room in high school?
yes
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college?
no. generational effect.
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16?
at 16.
Went on a cruise with your family?
in a canoe around a lake.
Went on more than one cruise with your family?
uh...lots of times?
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up?
museums yes.
galleries no.
we was country folk.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family?
i was kept entirely in the dark about finances.
i remained entirely in the dark about finances.
i am still entirely in the dark about finances.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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