My Family Culture

Three items that come to mind that are significant to my family that I would take on this journey would be a Bible, photo album and my wedding bands. This is how I would explain to others what the items mean to me. I would explain that the Bible represents the totally of my family. Our dynamic as a family comes from the significance of the teachings of the Bible as followers of Jesus Christ. The Bible would be a way for the future of my family to always have something to hold on to that connects us to God. The photo album would have pictures of my grandmother, grandfather, mom, siblings, my husband, and his grandmother, grandfather, mother, father and siblings. The photo album will be a way to have an image of the people that are very special to me on hand at all times. Last, the wedding bands would be the second important. I can have something to glorify my marriage as well as pass on to my daughter, or son when there time comes to marry. I can start my on family tradition and cultural practice with the rings and albums. Maybe once a year we celebrate using the pictures. I would be devastated upon arrival, if I was told that I had to give up all of the items except for one of the them. I would feel stripped by anyone of the items being taken away. I would feel so hurt because everything that I owned and cherished was taken once, and now I would only be left with one thing. The choice would be very hard. Just like the parents entering our classrooms from other cultures having to be striped and taken away from their comfort zones (Laureate Education, Inc., 2011). I honestly think that I would have a panic attack, a moment of breakdown; crying, screaming, yelling and eventually the feeling of defeat once I realize that this was gonna be my new way of living. It would take the love from my family to bring me to a sense of peace. I think that having my family around me would actually be more important than having the items, so I would be able to live with only one item. The insight that I got from this assignment is that the memories and time that we would spend together would make up for all of the material things we loose. That is what my family culture is about any way; the faith that we have, that keeps us safe allows us the peace in knowing that everything will be okay as long as we continue to pass on our belief in God, and each other. Reference Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Family cultures: Dynamic interactions. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu