When I was growing up, I thought that if someone had a convertible, they had it made in the shade, no questions asked. Their life must be perfect and they had to be wealthy beyond imagination.
That was the pinnacle of wealth to me.
Someone threw out this question to the Twitter-verse recently and it got a lot of people thinking and talking.
https://twitter.com/SsssamanthaaMUA/status/1109336973217431553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109336973217431553&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pettymayonnaise.com%2F13-things-we-all-thought-only-rich-people-could-have-growing-up%2F
Here are some of the best responses.
1. She answered her own question
https://twitter.com/SsssamanthaaMUA/status/1109337120085176320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109337120085176320&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pettymayonnaise.com%2F13-things-we-all-thought-only-rich-people-could-have-growing-up%2F
2. Big shots
Families that went on family vacations… on a plane especially
— Katy (@lustrelux) March 24, 2019
3. Kids showing off
https://twitter.com/_aja_bri/status/1109337109075120128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109337109075120128&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pettymayonnaise.com%2F13-things-we-all-thought-only-rich-people-could-have-growing-up%2F
4. THE RICHEST
Also, people who lived in 2-story houses. The RICHEST
— RawBeautyKristi (@RawBeautyKristi) March 23, 2019
5. Classy AF
Those big refrigerators with the double doors and the ice maker and water dispenser on the outside. even though we didn’t have money like that, we actually got one somehow when I was a teenager. You couldn’t tell me that I wasn’t drinking water like a wealthy woman 😂 pic.twitter.com/9t7mcHjnqR
— Somuchsimone (@somuchsimone) March 23, 2019
6. Super fancy
https://twitter.com/autumn_cmills/status/1109417699472371712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1109417699472371712&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pettymayonnaise.com%2F13-things-we-all-thought-only-rich-people-could-have-growing-up%2F
7. I always wanted one of those…
people who had an island in their kitchen
— jholmie (@jholmie89) March 23, 2019
8. The garage fridge was a big one
having an extra fridge in the garage just for drinks
— deepest diving honey crisp snail (@velvetbuzzkill) March 23, 2019
9. Stairs!
having stairs in your house.. i always said to my mom ONE DAY IM GONNA HAVE A HOUSE WITH STAIRS and my mom was always like ok u weirdo pic.twitter.com/GvzFNxrZVK
— aleksandra (@kil3rss) March 23, 2019
10. The name brand stuff
People who could afford Welch's grape juice were loaded! https://t.co/TnzfTtIghP
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) March 24, 2019
11. If you were lucky
An in ground pool. https://t.co/RtY5oBQ98S
— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) March 24, 2019
12. High rollers
Multiple twenty dollar bills https://t.co/B8dIRZalGy
— river buddy butcher 🤠 (@rivbutcher) March 24, 2019
13. LOADED
64 box of Crayola Crayons 🖍 https://t.co/Sq15uoEXpx
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) March 24, 2019
What were YOUR thoughts on this when you were a kid?