Compared to people in Africa, I think we've all had privileged upbringings.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't deny that I had a very privileged upbringing, but my parents and that town maintained a sense of normalcy that I think many people find hard to achieve, and I am so grateful for that.
I definitely feel like I had a different upbringing to a lot of other people, but not in a bad - or good - way.
I'm like, 'Wow, I guess a lot of people didn't have this type of upbringing'... that old world technique of, you know, nothing's given to you, you've gotta work for everything you've done... It's just different from what I'm seeing today.
My upbringing was very straightforward suburban working class upbringing.
I had a very difficult upbringing.
Obviously I was well aware that I had what people consider a privileged upbringing. My mom was never a bake-cookies sort of mom. I really had no reins whatsoever.
I think I've had a very privileged life.
I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.
I had a very modest upbringing.
I think I've actually had a pretty standard upbringing. My parents are really normal, so I've always had them around to keep me grounded.