“When I attended college, I was unaware of how to cleanse myself properly after using the toilet.
There was no bidet, and I had never used toilet paper by myself.”
Here’s what they revealed:
1.
“In college, my mom sent someone to deliver organic vegetarian groceries to me every week.
My friends and roommates were living off instant ramen, Easy Mac, and grilled cheeses.
One day, one of my girls asked me where I learned to cook.
I just said, ‘Oh, my nanny was from Italy.’
Anonymous
2.
I had never thought much about politics until then.
“Having to work was my rude awakening.
I was in my forties.”
Berliner Currywurst
4.
“Finances had no effect on where I went to college.
I got to choose whatever I wanted!
“I grew up with two nannies, private education, and everything I wanted.
Sadly, I barely ever got to see my parents due to them being away on business.
I looked really arrogant.”
“That a million dollar house is not as attainable as it seemed growing up.
It seemed easy because everyone had one where I was from.
Then when I went to college, I realized not that many people grew up that way.”
“When I attended college, I was unaware of how to cleanse myself properly after using the toilet.
There was no bidet, and I had never used toilet paper by myself.”
“I was a freshman in college.
1,500 miles from home.
I phoned our housekeeper to find out how to do laundry for the first time.
I was beyond shocked when I came back and it was gone.
I had to go out the next day (in borrowed clothes) and buy an entire new wardrobe.
I thought everyone’s parents just paid for their college.”
“When my friend had a panic attack about not being able to make rent.
That’s when it hit me that my family was abnormally rich.”
“When I would talk about my favorite airlines and expected everyone else to have an opinion.”
“When I found out I was the only kid in my entire class with a beach house.”
Then I realized how expensive it was and that it was not norm.”
“When I didn’t qualify for financial aid, but everybody I knew did.”
And lastly:
17.
“When my parents stopped paying my rent I was 23.”
Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
