What People Assume About You When You Grew Up Privileged
- By
Julia Austin
You take pity on those who didn’t
I don’t feel bad for those who didn’t grow up privileged unless they ask me to. What I mean is, I don’t make the assumption that anyone who didn’t grow up privileged resents it. I don’t make assumptions about how anyone feels about their childhood. I know individuals who grew up with little, and that was a big influence on who they are today—and they love who they are. Their upbringing made them strong. I also have friends who grew up with nothing, and who do feel some sadness about that. If they express that, I do feel sad with them, but because they shared their feelings with me. Not because I projected something onto them.
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