My family, mainly my mom and dad have socialized me. What I have found out not only about myself but my family is something that I do not think about on a daily basis. Right off the bat of me being born my parents, especially my dad, had high expectations for me. They wanted for me to live a happy and healthy life. To be honest, I never really knew why as a child I was always participating in new sports/activities. I just thought it was normal to have gymnastics, softball, soccer, ice-skating, basketball, dance, reading programs, story time, park district classes once a week. The real reason behind all of these activities was that my parents wanted me to find my niche. They wanted me to figure out what I had a passion for and made me happy. My dad wanted me to be an athlete, while my mom would prefer a more girly route like a dancer or skater. Either way, they wanted me to learn what it was like to enjoy what I was doing. Now that I look back at those years of my life, I am extremely happy I got to try basically every sport and I found the one I love- basketball. They also really pushed the core values of my family onto me as well. As I was interviewing my mom, I was shocked about some things she said. I never really thought I looked or acted like my parents. I always thought I was on my own boat doing my own thing. As it turns out, my mom sees a lot of not only herself but my dad also in me. This shocked me because I've never saw any of these qualities until she pointed them out. She says I am like her by being stubborn and having a warm heart. I am like my dad by having high expectations of myself and those close to me and being high maintenance. Even though this was quite shocking to find out, it made me happy that I have both my parents' characteristics. My parents have made me, me. In my family, we do not have a lot of family traditions, but my mom would love for me to carry them on once I have a family. All of traditions have to do with holidays. One thing within only my family is that we have an "elf village." After thanksgiving my mom, brother, and I set up our village. Each year we get a new edition whether it is a house or accessory. We have been doing this since I was a little girl, and I can not wait to "auction" off our collection between my brother and I, so we can start our own villages with our families. Every Christmas eve, we celebrate with our immediate family and all gather together. My mom really wants for me to stay close with my family and continue this tradition on. The last thing my mom would love for me to carry on is my grandma's cookies. On Christmas eve, my grandma gives us five coffee cans filled with her delicious cookies. These cookies are made with "grandma love" and no one makes better cookies. If you ask her to make them any other time of the year, she will automatically respond with no because they are for Christmas time only! My mom wants me to start making them once I am older, and to keep the tradition going. Overall, it is true that family is the most important socializing agent to making someone who they are. If it was not for my parents, I would not have the passion I do for basketball, the personality I have, or the traditions my family carries.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
I'm Me
My family, mainly my mom and dad have socialized me. What I have found out not only about myself but my family is something that I do not think about on a daily basis. Right off the bat of me being born my parents, especially my dad, had high expectations for me. They wanted for me to live a happy and healthy life. To be honest, I never really knew why as a child I was always participating in new sports/activities. I just thought it was normal to have gymnastics, softball, soccer, ice-skating, basketball, dance, reading programs, story time, park district classes once a week. The real reason behind all of these activities was that my parents wanted me to find my niche. They wanted me to figure out what I had a passion for and made me happy. My dad wanted me to be an athlete, while my mom would prefer a more girly route like a dancer or skater. Either way, they wanted me to learn what it was like to enjoy what I was doing. Now that I look back at those years of my life, I am extremely happy I got to try basically every sport and I found the one I love- basketball. They also really pushed the core values of my family onto me as well. As I was interviewing my mom, I was shocked about some things she said. I never really thought I looked or acted like my parents. I always thought I was on my own boat doing my own thing. As it turns out, my mom sees a lot of not only herself but my dad also in me. This shocked me because I've never saw any of these qualities until she pointed them out. She says I am like her by being stubborn and having a warm heart. I am like my dad by having high expectations of myself and those close to me and being high maintenance. Even though this was quite shocking to find out, it made me happy that I have both my parents' characteristics. My parents have made me, me. In my family, we do not have a lot of family traditions, but my mom would love for me to carry them on once I have a family. All of traditions have to do with holidays. One thing within only my family is that we have an "elf village." After thanksgiving my mom, brother, and I set up our village. Each year we get a new edition whether it is a house or accessory. We have been doing this since I was a little girl, and I can not wait to "auction" off our collection between my brother and I, so we can start our own villages with our families. Every Christmas eve, we celebrate with our immediate family and all gather together. My mom really wants for me to stay close with my family and continue this tradition on. The last thing my mom would love for me to carry on is my grandma's cookies. On Christmas eve, my grandma gives us five coffee cans filled with her delicious cookies. These cookies are made with "grandma love" and no one makes better cookies. If you ask her to make them any other time of the year, she will automatically respond with no because they are for Christmas time only! My mom wants me to start making them once I am older, and to keep the tradition going. Overall, it is true that family is the most important socializing agent to making someone who they are. If it was not for my parents, I would not have the passion I do for basketball, the personality I have, or the traditions my family carries.
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Your family sounds quite wonderful and that elf village sound really cool!
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