[peabody]

I certainly did not grow up rich, but I defnitely am upper middle-class. I grew up in a very WASPy well to do town- I didn’t realize until I went to college that not everyone went to college. It was just assumed where I was from that you would- even if you went to public school. Now I have a somewhat clearer picture of how well-off I am, more than feeling guilty I feel incredibly lucky. I don’t feel like I’m spoiled, but I know that I would never have been able to accomplish most of what I have without being born to well-off parents in the US.

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Name : peabody, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 22, City : Philadelphia, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[K.]

My parents grew up poor but were very frugal and had great careers. They waited until later in life to have children. We were wealthy but my parents were frugal and bought almost all of their luxury cars used (about 2 yrs old) but with cash. My parents never borrowed money in their lives except for their mortgages. We lived in a small town and we caught a lot of hell from others in high school. ‘Where’s Jeeves?’ and ‘why don’t you get your butler to do that?’ were commonly heard. I didn’t know how to pump gas into my car until I was 18 and leaving for college and my dad made me learn. We always just went to the full service place where my dad had an account. I also didn’t eat at a McDonald’s until I was about 14 and my friend’s parents took us. We always ate at very nice restaurants, even when traveling, and we were always allowed to order whatever we wanted. My favorite was a big bowl of crab meat in a bowl for breakfast! The waiter would look at my dad and he would tell him to bring it and to make sure there were no shells in it!

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Name : K., Gender : Female, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Mexican, Religion : Catholic, Age : 24, City : NM, State : NM, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Lani]

Rich is relative, but in the area I grew up in, I was rich. I never felt guilty or ashamed of having money; it’s not a crime. My family doesn’t hoard it; we give to people on the streets, we send money to relief organizations, we do what we can for friends who have less. I never thought about being poor; I thought often about taking in people who were and giving them everything I had been given. And I still do. I know how lucky I was and am, which is perhaps why I’m so interested in adoption and foster care. I’m aware there are people out there with less than I. I want to help them, I know I have the means to do it. I never rebelled against my parents; my one rebellion was dropping out of piano lessons when I was 13. I don’t know that being rich pressures you to be a model kid, but being in a rich family usually means that you have expectations to do well in school, go to college, complete college, not get sidetracked by boyfriends or kids, but I don’t think that was unnessessary pressure.

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Name : Lani, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, City : Santa Cruz, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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