What I Wish My Peers Knew

What I Wish My Peers Knew

  1. “I wish my peers knew that I don’t own a working printer at home.”
  2. “I wish my peers knew that my family can’t afford to buy me a car when I get my license.
  3. “ I wish my peers knew that I don’t go on vacation and it hurts my feelings when they ask me about it.”
  4. “I wish my peers knew that I wouldn’t be able to go to this school without the help of financial aid.”
  5. “ I wish my peers knew that I feel left out because I can’t afford lululemon.”
  6. “I wish my peers knew that I can’t afford an iphone and I feel excluded when people tell me that the green texts are annoying.”
  7. “I wish my peers knew that I can’t go out to a restaurant or mall every weekend because I can’t afford to.”
  8. “I wish my peers knew that I can’t afford name brand clothing or the newest shoes.”
  9. “I wish my peers knew that I can’t always afford new homecoming or prom dresses.”
  10. “I wish my peers knew that I live in a poor school district where they don’t have nearly as many resources as we do here.”
  11. I wish my peers knew that I’m embarrassed to invite them over to my house because I’m afraid of judgement.” 
  12. “ I wish my peers knew that my mom struggles to pay the rent every month and we have been evicted twice before.”
  13. “ I wish my peers knew that I often work over 18 hours a week because I am financially responsible for myself.”

    I wish my peers knew that I often work over 18 hours a week because I am financially responsible for myself.

    — Anonymous

  14. “ I wish my peers knew that I have worn the same tennis shoes for over five years because shoes are too expensive and we have other, more pressing, needs.”
  15. “ I wish my peers knew that I needed to drop out of sewing because fabric cost too much.”
  16. “ I wish my peers knew that we don’t use A/C in the summer or heat in the winter because we have to save money.”
  17. “I wish my peers knew that I suffer from depression, but therapy is too much money.

 

RISE is a diversity club that supports discussions of issues relevant to race and/or socio-economic status. In order to start “bursting the Burroughs bubble” we wanted to highlight the economic disparity within our own community. Each anonymous statement is from one of your own classmates.