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Cultural Roots

Conclusion

Physical Space Boundaries

Holidays

My culture, like everyone's is very unique. We love big celebrations, traditions, and surprises. We are expected to be respectful to everyone. Being kind, loving, supportive, and honest are our priorities.

Affection in my Family

In my family, there are no physical space boundaries. We are close and do not mind being near each other. If we are having a big family get together, we all crowd around on the couch, and have no problems touching.

Sometimes, my family expresses their love in strange ways. This picture shows many signs of affections in my family. As I whine, my mom is griping at me. My sister and father mock me as this happens.

This year, my boyfriend and I started a new holiday tradition. Every year, we plan on making Christmas cards, but not your normal Christmas card. This year our theme was "Merry Liftmas", and showcased our family in the Texas State weight room. DJ managed to do an overhead squat with 242 pounds and hold it while we got Charlee into place. This year's card will be hard to top!

Addressing Elders

As a child, I was taught to have good manners. We said sir and ma'am, and please and thank you. My grandma played a huge role in this. We were expected to treat our elders with nothing but respect, no matter who they were. She influenced her children, grandchild, great grandchildren, and even great great grandchildren to be kind and caring people. She was stern, but loving. None of us wanted to disappoint her and she pushed us all to be the best possible person we could be.

Affection in my Family

My family is not afraid to express their love for one another. We are happy to have each other and have no problem showing our love. It doesn't matter where we are, or who is watching, we will still show our affection. Pictured is my mom and dad during the local town celebration called Lamardi Gras. This year they won King and Queen, then celebrated with a kiss.

Ways we show we care

We are an "actions speak louder than words" type of family. We love a good surprise. Pictured is my mom surprising me by showing up to watch me coach in a town that is two and a half hours away. MY dad and brother also came, but are not pictured.

Influential Stories

One thing my father always said to us was "It's not if you can achieve it, it's if you can endure it." This made me believe that I was capable of doing anything that I set my mind to doing. All I had to do was continue to strive to reach my goal and endure the tough times, then I would get to where I wanted to be. This small saying made me the hard worker I am today.

Where do we live?

Influential Stories

Last year, we found out my mom had a mass in her uterus. This shook my family hard. She is the glue that hold us together and everyone of us hurt for her. My mom being her fighting self, insisted that all would go well and we would make it through it. She was more worried about all of us than herself. All things went well and she is 100% now. This really influenced our family to hold a little tighter and love a little harder, because you never know when bad things can happen.

My family tends to stay pretty close to each other. This year I moved to San Marcos, while my parents live in Rockport. My sister, brother, and nephew live with my parents. The door is always open to their home and no matter how old we get, we are able to return.

Ways we show we care

Being supportive is a HUGE part of my family's culture. My mother came from a very broken home, and makes sure that we are always each others biggest cheerleaders. All the things her mother did not do for her has shaped her in to the best mom around.

We are a close knit group and always send each other encouraging messaging, calls, and our full support during the good and bad times.

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