Project 1 - Self-Reflection by

Who made major decisions in your family? Mother? Father? Both? Other family members?

u1484874 — 2024-02-16 00:39:58 UTC

When I was younger, my siblings and I certainly didn't have a say, even me as the oldest. My parents would decide on major decisions, but I always sensed my Dad had the final word. Eventually my Mom said something along those lines, that she'll contribute and usually they agree but when it comes to something final my Dad has more pull. It's been interesting coming from a household like that, seeing other families, and navigating what I would want for myself.

How were you punished?

u1484874 — 2024-02-16 00:43:05 UTC

Harshly and with no trial, especially when I was younger. When I was younger I'd get spanked, grounded, timeout, everything like that. When I got a little older, it was grounded, and phone taken. There was never really an argument and my Mom served as a mediator between me and my Dad. Passed 16, I stopped getting in trouble and they exponentially trusted me to be on my own.

Was competition or cooperation stressed?

u1484874 — 2024-02-16 00:44:40 UTC

I was relatively lucky to have a Dad that didn't force competitiveness on me, rather expose me and let me decide. He put me in wrestling and other sports really young, and I decided to stick with it. I was the oldest of 4 with 2 brothers, and that was a different story. We were very competitive and the older brother would pick on the younger one.

What was the attitude toward the elderly?

u1484874 — 2024-02-16 00:47:22 UTC

Very, very respectful. I was never a kid to talk back to an adult, especially not an older person. To this day, i don't curse around any of my family members and even though with age I have plenty of counter-arguments to give to them, I refrain out of respect. I feel very deeply that you should refrain from disrespecting an older person by challenging them harshly, and because there is a low chance they will change their mind most of the time. It's up to you to see what they believe, change it about yourself, and pass that on to younger people.