My Family Culture
The three things I would take would be:
1.
Family photo album
2.
My son’s favorite stuffed animal from his baby
days
3.
My daughter’s favorite stuffed animal from
kindergarten.
The family photo album contains photos from my grandma to my
children and this would bring me comfort having the pictures to remember member
s of my family and the memories. It would be a reminder of what our family
structure was and could continue to be. The reasoning for the stuffed animals that
belonged to my children is the emotional attachment they represent. When I see
these animals to this day, it reminds me of when they were small and how fast
the time has gone. Both of them tell me that if there is a tornado or severe
storm, I am supposed to grab those animals and save them!
If I had to give up any of these three items, it would be
devastating. I would hang up on to the photo album because there are several
pictures of the kids with their animals so we would have those to look at. I
would try so hard to explain why those animals mean so much to me and to my
children and how they represent their childhood and memories to me.
I know this situation happens. It happened a few weeks ago
in the Colorado wild fires. It happens to people every day that are coming or
leaving this country. I cannot imagine the agony that people feel when faced
with this situation. It makes me understand how families feel when they arrive
with nothing and are starting all over again. I saw this in a family a few
years ago who came to our school. A simple doll represented so much to this
little girl because she had no other toys while everyone else would bring
Disney Princess dolls or other kinds of dolls that were expensive. She was so
proud of that doll and the fact she had a toy to share.
Lori,
ReplyDeleteI can understand your reasoning behind the three items you would bring with you. I do not have any children of my own yet. If I did I would definitely want to bring something that reminded me of them. I have a puggle named Carter and if I could bring him with me I would for sure. It is absolutely heartbreaking to think horrific events that happen like the wildfires. My heart goes out to these families and I pray that I do not have to experience something like that in my lifetime.
Hi Lori,
ReplyDeleteI feel shamed that I did not think to pack anything for my son and I am sure if he saw your post he would not let me forget it. I think it is great that you included things for your children because it allows them to rember where their social identities began and will help them to continue to grow in diversity as they get older. Thanks for sharing.
What an insightful post Lori! Everything you mention revolves around the attachment we have within our culture. I love that you included items for the children so that they can have a reminder of their life in their family culture.
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