Being Privileged Is Not A Choice, So Stop Hating Me For It

Kate Menendez:

What do you suggest I do about it?

I'm sick of feeling self-conscious every time someone brings up the burden of student loans. I dread being asked what I plan to do after graduation about paying them back. Sometimes I lie. Sometimes I make up a line about praying I find a great job or can pay off my loans by working for the government.

But I'm sick of lying. I'm sick of feeling ashamed for being privileged.

I am in graduate school and am debt free. I have Baby Boomer parents who work hard and did much better than they ever expected in their careers. They wanted to pay for my college and graduate school. They demanded to pay for my college and graduate school.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 29, 2013 12:40 AM
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