Reflection Blog #4

Reflection #4:

• What is the cultural norm in your family regarding whom you live with and when, or even if, you are expected to establish your own home?  

One major cultural norm is that we have both parents, happily married and staying in the same room, with children who are all living together in the same house.  To me, this is a cultural norm.  I grew up this way and wanted nothing else for when I started my own family.  It seems to be working out so far from what I came from so that's good.

• What is a value you have? What social rewards have you received for upholding that value?

I have a lot of values but one that I chose to focus on for this blog is that I strive for perfect attendance in whatever activities or school I am involved in.  Even when I don't feel like going to something I am usually almost always there.  For some reason, it's been a very important value my whole life.  One social reward I have received from this is when we were stationed in Virginia, we were on a bowling league for two years.  One of the years, I received the Perfect Attendance award and I was very proud of it.  My middle son received a good attendance award at the end of his Transitional Kindergarten(TK) year which made me very proud also.