While waiting for the plumber to call… a meme, snarfed from bdot on my friendsfriends list. I’ll observe that this meme was obviously written by a teen: you become a parent in your mid-40s, and you’re more likely to have more of these.
(X) your own cell phone
(X) a television in your bedroom
( ) an iPod (well, an mp3 player)
( ) a photo printer
(X) your own phone line [well, the house has a phone line, but in my name]
(X) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(X) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
(X) a surround sound system in bedroom [well, it’s my old 1980s amp, connected to two cheap speakers]
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(X) a childfree bathroom [the child has her own, and good thing, for it is a mess]
(X) your own in-house office
(X) a pool
(X) a guest house [actually, a guest bedroom and bath]
(X) a game room [actually, the media room, but all the games are in the closet]
(X) a queen-size bed or larger
(X) a stocked bar [yup, and we don’t even drink]
(x) a working dishwasher
(X) an icemaker
(x) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses (clip ons that go with my eyeglasses. $80)
(X) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
(X) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels – Oh, I have better than that.
(X) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea [who doesn’t, in Los Angeles]
( ) your own pair of skis
(X) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
(X) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin [timeshare in Hawaii]
( ) wealthy family members
(X) two or more family cars
(X) a walk-in closet or pantry
(X) a yard
( ) a hammock
(X) a personal trainer
(X) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get…
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now [cash? no. need to hit the ATM. but this is really a decline to state]
(X) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
(X) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
(X) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
(X) private medical insurance
(X) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don’t need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(X) an only child [since I was 10]
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don’t get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(X) traveled out of the country
(X) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
(X) been to Europe
(X) been to Hawaii
(X) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(X) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(X) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(X) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
(X) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
(X) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
