Our Culture Effects Us

This week we discussed a lot about cultures in families.

Are all cultures equally valid?

Family Culture influences where i go from here.

Traditions in families influence what happens in your individual future.

In my particular family tradition is extremely important. We have so much fun when we are together and i thoroughly enjoy each moment and things we do together.

However i recently found out that a long standing tradition ( that we are all together on Christmas) will be broken. My oldest sister and her family are staying at their own house for Christmas. This will be the first time ever, and to be honest it has really upset me.

I feel that this is the only down side to tradition; when you are so used to things being a certain way you have a much harder time changing them.

I guess this change in my own life is good for when i do get married; since i will have to make certain sacrifices. I definitely think that upholding traditions is important for a family, but at the same time when you have a new family of your own you should make traditions that incorporate both families.

We justify a lot of different cultures; instead of tolderate; we justify and that eventually changes our thoughts and views towards those things.

-- I apply this situation too arranged marriages. They used to be so frowned upon and now they are accepted and encouraged.

When family situations change sometimes the person knew what it was, not what it is.
You no longer see things as they have been, you see them as they were. This causes a lot of tension to the family.
How do we restructure? You have to work together as a family in love and harmony.

This week has been great and i have learned a lot! :)  I look forward to digging deeper next week.