Interview with my parents!

The main expectations my family had for me, before i was born, was to have good life skills such as being tidy and organized. They also planned for me to be smart and studious so that i would get into a good college. They expected me to be the best that I could possibly be. The lessons, values, and ideas they tried the hardest to teach me was Honesty. They truly beleived that "honesty is the best policy" and won't respect anyone who cheats their way to the top. The most important tradition in my family are that we always have to spend holidays together, especially christmas and thanksgiving. For these days, our immediate family is always together. It doesn't matter where we go or what we do but we have to spend that time with each other. When trying to figure out how to raise me, my parents never had a specific disiplinary idea but they decided that I always had to learn from my mistakes. If I ever got in trouble, I would have to reflect on what I did, apologize, and than learn from the experience. Habits that I have that are similar to my family are that I'm sometimes messy like my father but I can be really organized with very specific things like my mother. For example, my mom and I like to organize our closets the same exact way. Parts of my personality that are also like my parents are that I always try my hardest and will put 100% effort into whatever it is that I do.

Reflecting on the interview, what shocked me the most was all the different ideas that my parents had actually planned to install on me. I never knew that they talked about having an educated daughter or that they had always wanted me to go to a good college before I was even born. I learned that a lot of my thoughts actually, originally, come from my parents. For example, I cheerish honesty which was what they said was one of the most important values to them. I think that I try my best and put effort into everything I do, which were traits I must have picked up from my parents. I, also, learned that my family is very goal-orientated and driven. As well, we all value and enjoy spending time together!