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lady_babalon. It is a variation on the "are you spoiled" meme which has been going around.
She writes, "No value judgements on what any of this means about you, but if you can check off more than 40 of these, you are better off than most people on the planet, and may evaluate that fact as you feel appropriate."
In your childhood:
(1) Did your biological father live with you most of the time?
(2) Did your biological mother live with you most of the time?
(3) Did your parents stay married until you were 18?
( ) If divorced, did your parents come to an amicable settlement over who would have primary custody of you?
( ) If your parents divorced/never married, did your non-custodial parent pay child support in a timely manner?
(4) Did you always live with at least one biological parent?
(5) Did you always have adequate food in your house?
(6) Did you have access to medical care?
(7) Did you have good health, all of your limbs, completely ambulatory, etc.?
(8) Were you considered of average or above average intelligence?
( ) Was your home a safe place where you were not abused physically, mentally, or sexually?
( ) Did you have the same family home throughout at least 75% of your childhood?
( ) Did you live in the same town throughout your entire childhood?
( ) Did you have at least one living grandparent who was accesible to you throughout your elementary school years?
( ) Did you have an outdoor place to play on a regular basis? (Either your own yard or a nearby playground)
(9) Did you have a best friend for most of your childhood?
(10) Did you have other kids near your own age to play with on a regular basis?
(11) Did you live in a place where you did not have a reasonable fear of being hurt in an ongoing war or terrorist attack?
(12) Was your childhood mostly free of hardships arising from your race, nationality or religion?
( ) Was your childhood (including teen years) mostly free of hardships arising from your sex, gender expression, or sexual orientation?
Schooling:
(13) Did you attend school past the age of 16?
(14) Did you graduate from high school?
(15) Did you have any post secondary schooling?
(16) Did you obtain a degree or professional job certification of some kind?
( ) Did you have help from your parents in paying at least half of your post secondary school expenses?
( ) Are you finished paying (or do not have) any student loans? (Counts only if you went to college)
Employment, money, and living situations:
(17) Have you been employed for most of your adult, non-school attending life?
(18) Have you been paid a living wage for most of the employment you have had?
(19) Do you enjoy your current job?
( ) Do you feel you have a career?
( ) Do you have a plan for your career that involves a reasonable plan of improvement?
(20) Do you have a retirement fund?
( ) Do you have a plan that will actually enable you to retire without being impoverished?
(21) Are you living above the poverty line?
(22) Could you be considered middle class based on your income?
( ) Could you be considered upper class based on your income?
(23) Do you have a roof over your head?
( ) Do you own your home?
(24) In the past year, have you had all your utilities in continuous operation because you can afford to pay the bills? (Forgetting to send in the check doesn't count!)
( ) In the past year, have you always had a bank account balance in the black? (i.e. never bounced a check?)
( ) Do you have good credit?
( ) Do you own a car?
( ) Do you own a car less than a year old?
( ) Do you regularly replace your car with a new car?
(25) Do you have indoor plumbing and all the standard fixtures? (Shower/bath, sink, working toilet)
(26) Do you have a working telephone?
(27) Do you have working versions of all the standard kitchen appliances - refrigerator, stove, oven?
(28,29,30,31) Do you have "convenience" appliances such as a dishwasher, microwave oven, washer, dryer? (1 point each)
(32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39) Do you have any of the following "luxury" appliances/electronic devices (1 point each): DVD player; VCR; CD player; Surround Sound; MP3 player; iPod; television; personal computer; printer; cell phone; Digital camera; Professional film-based camera; Palm Pilot; Other
( ) Do you have relatives who have the means and the inclination to help you financially should you fall on hard times?
( ) Do you pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)?
( ) Do you pay someone else to watch your children while you are not working?
Travel and leisure:
(40) Do you travel for pleasure between 50-100 miles from your home at least twice a year?
( ) Do you travel for pleasure over 100 miles from your home for pleasure at least once a year?
(41) Have you ever visited another country?
(42) Have you ever visited a far away country?
(43) Have you visited more than 3 foreign countries?
( ) Do you speak more than one language fluently?
(44) Do you have easy access to a safe outdoor space with trees, wildlife, body of water, where you can exercise and relax?
Family and relationships:
(45) Are you currently in a stable, happy long term romantic relationship?
( ) If single, is this a choice you have made with which you are happy?
(46) Do you have at least one close friend you can turn to in times of trouble?
( ) Do you have five or more friends with whom you can regularly visit?
( ) Do you have local family members with whom you get along?
(47) Do you have any living family with whom you get along?
( ) Do you have a religious or social club/community which serves as a source of emotional support for you?
( ) If you wanted children, do you have them?
If you have children:
( ) Are you still partnered (married, living together) with the other parent of your child?
( ) Does your other partner (whether or not it is the child's bio parents) do 50% or more of child care duties?
( ) Are you able to see your child on a regular basis, if your child's other parent has custody?
( ) Do you receive child support from your child's absent parent, if applicable?
Health
(48) Are you currently in a state of physical health well enough that you do not expect to die from illness within the next five years?
(49) Are you currently in a state of acceptable physical health, without any severe chronic illnesses which prevent you from walking, working, or living without continual severe pain?
(50) Are you currently in a state of good or excellent physical health, without any chronic illnesses serious enough to keep you from being active?
( ) Are you in a state of good mental health, i.e., you do not have schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, PTSD, depression, etc.?
lady_babalon. It is a variation on the "are you spoiled" meme which has been going around.She writes, "No value judgements on what any of this means about you, but if you can check off more than 40 of these, you are better off than most people on the planet, and may evaluate that fact as you feel appropriate."
In your childhood:
(1) Did your biological father live with you most of the time?
(2) Did your biological mother live with you most of the time?
(3) Did your parents stay married until you were 18?
( ) If divorced, did your parents come to an amicable settlement over who would have primary custody of you?
( ) If your parents divorced/never married, did your non-custodial parent pay child support in a timely manner?
(4) Did you always live with at least one biological parent?
(5) Did you always have adequate food in your house?
(6) Did you have access to medical care?
(7) Did you have good health, all of your limbs, completely ambulatory, etc.?
(8) Were you considered of average or above average intelligence?
( ) Was your home a safe place where you were not abused physically, mentally, or sexually?
( ) Did you have the same family home throughout at least 75% of your childhood?
( ) Did you live in the same town throughout your entire childhood?
( ) Did you have at least one living grandparent who was accesible to you throughout your elementary school years?
( ) Did you have an outdoor place to play on a regular basis? (Either your own yard or a nearby playground)
(9) Did you have a best friend for most of your childhood?
(10) Did you have other kids near your own age to play with on a regular basis?
(11) Did you live in a place where you did not have a reasonable fear of being hurt in an ongoing war or terrorist attack?
(12) Was your childhood mostly free of hardships arising from your race, nationality or religion?
( ) Was your childhood (including teen years) mostly free of hardships arising from your sex, gender expression, or sexual orientation?
Schooling:
(13) Did you attend school past the age of 16?
(14) Did you graduate from high school?
(15) Did you have any post secondary schooling?
(16) Did you obtain a degree or professional job certification of some kind?
( ) Did you have help from your parents in paying at least half of your post secondary school expenses?
( ) Are you finished paying (or do not have) any student loans? (Counts only if you went to college)
Employment, money, and living situations:
(17) Have you been employed for most of your adult, non-school attending life?
(18) Have you been paid a living wage for most of the employment you have had?
(19) Do you enjoy your current job?
( ) Do you feel you have a career?
( ) Do you have a plan for your career that involves a reasonable plan of improvement?
(20) Do you have a retirement fund?
( ) Do you have a plan that will actually enable you to retire without being impoverished?
(21) Are you living above the poverty line?
(22) Could you be considered middle class based on your income?
( ) Could you be considered upper class based on your income?
(23) Do you have a roof over your head?
( ) Do you own your home?
(24) In the past year, have you had all your utilities in continuous operation because you can afford to pay the bills? (Forgetting to send in the check doesn't count!)
( ) In the past year, have you always had a bank account balance in the black? (i.e. never bounced a check?)
( ) Do you have good credit?
( ) Do you own a car?
( ) Do you own a car less than a year old?
( ) Do you regularly replace your car with a new car?
(25) Do you have indoor plumbing and all the standard fixtures? (Shower/bath, sink, working toilet)
(26) Do you have a working telephone?
(27) Do you have working versions of all the standard kitchen appliances - refrigerator, stove, oven?
(28,29,30,31) Do you have "convenience" appliances such as a dishwasher, microwave oven, washer, dryer? (1 point each)
(32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39) Do you have any of the following "luxury" appliances/electronic devices (1 point each): DVD player; VCR; CD player; Surround Sound; MP3 player; iPod; television; personal computer; printer; cell phone; Digital camera; Professional film-based camera; Palm Pilot; Other
( ) Do you have relatives who have the means and the inclination to help you financially should you fall on hard times?
( ) Do you pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)?
( ) Do you pay someone else to watch your children while you are not working?
Travel and leisure:
(40) Do you travel for pleasure between 50-100 miles from your home at least twice a year?
( ) Do you travel for pleasure over 100 miles from your home for pleasure at least once a year?
(41) Have you ever visited another country?
(42) Have you ever visited a far away country?
(43) Have you visited more than 3 foreign countries?
( ) Do you speak more than one language fluently?
(44) Do you have easy access to a safe outdoor space with trees, wildlife, body of water, where you can exercise and relax?
Family and relationships:
(45) Are you currently in a stable, happy long term romantic relationship?
( ) If single, is this a choice you have made with which you are happy?
(46) Do you have at least one close friend you can turn to in times of trouble?
( ) Do you have five or more friends with whom you can regularly visit?
( ) Do you have local family members with whom you get along?
(47) Do you have any living family with whom you get along?
( ) Do you have a religious or social club/community which serves as a source of emotional support for you?
( ) If you wanted children, do you have them?
If you have children:
( ) Are you still partnered (married, living together) with the other parent of your child?
( ) Does your other partner (whether or not it is the child's bio parents) do 50% or more of child care duties?
( ) Are you able to see your child on a regular basis, if your child's other parent has custody?
( ) Do you receive child support from your child's absent parent, if applicable?
Health
(48) Are you currently in a state of physical health well enough that you do not expect to die from illness within the next five years?
(49) Are you currently in a state of acceptable physical health, without any severe chronic illnesses which prevent you from walking, working, or living without continual severe pain?
(50) Are you currently in a state of good or excellent physical health, without any chronic illnesses serious enough to keep you from being active?
( ) Are you in a state of good mental health, i.e., you do not have schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, PTSD, depression, etc.?
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Date: 2006-04-13 07:06 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-04-13 07:07 pm (UTC)totally off topic
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Date: 2006-04-14 12:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-14 03:47 am (UTC)I'm definitely one of the luckiest people I know, and I intend to pay it forward. (:
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Date: 2006-04-13 09:06 pm (UTC)Still, this list is very thoughtful.
I wonder about the obsession with biological families and having both parents at the top, though. Adopted children don't have as good a quality of life? (I know they say that about single-parented children, although there is a deal of evidence to show that it isn't having only one parent that does it).
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Date: 2006-04-13 09:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-14 12:44 am (UTC)I'm seeing a bit of a flaw in this quiz, for me at least - i.e. it assumes one is all grown up, which I am not.
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Date: 2006-04-14 01:56 am (UTC)I do consider myself blessed. I was adopted at 2 months old by older parents Although things weren't perfect and there were times we did struggle due to lay-offs, and my father's health issues, I did learn unconditional love and loyalty. We had some struggles and fights, and they made a few descisions that in retrospect they probably shouldn't have but, they tried their best with what they knew.
My mother attends the MCC church, finds herself surrounded and supported by the gay community since my father passed. It's my community, and it is giving her more support than her own church does. She is 82 and thinking about working part-time at our bookstore there or teaching Sunday school.
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