Nobody thinks they are rich or privileged. Now, the Hendersons down the street? THOSE PEOPLE are rich! I feel that people underestimate the huge effect of having a safety net under them.
It is the difference between going to the amazing state school and the local community college.
It is the difference between paying attention and learning in class and sleeping through it because you had to get up at 6 am to work an 8-hour shift.
It is the difference between living in a studio apartment, 45 minutes from school in the bad part of town and living in the beautiful two-bedroom top-floor loft in Logan Square.
It is the difference between a data entry job, and an unpaid research internship with your professors.
It is the difference between sleeping on a couch for 3 months while you look for your first job, and having a place to stay and prepare.
It is the difference between taking the first job you can get, and holding out until you find a better one.
It's the difference between a loan for a house and a loan to your parents to pay off medical debt.
Think about every step, every decision you have made in your life and consider if you would have made the same choices if your life was different.