This doesn't surprise me at all:
Fairfax County high schoolers were asked to play "privilege bingo" to check their privilege. Some examples of privilege in the game included anyone that is a male, Christian, heterosexual, and anyone from a military family, among other categories.
Yep, my kids were real privileged by my service. Let's see:
ReplyDelete-I was gone for 18 of my daughter's first 24 months
-I went to war where I could have left all three of them orphans
-I wasn't there for more birthdays than I was there
-My neighbors taught my kids how to ride bikes because I wasn't there
-I missed the first steps of all three kids
The list goes on. If privileged means you essentially have a part-time Dad, then yeah, my kids are privileged.
Don't get me wrong though, when I was home I (and my wife) ensured it was quality time. All three are adults now with good tax-paying jobs and all own their own homes. But dang, I missed a lot, which means they did too.