African Home Research Paper

Do you understand how hard it is to live in an African home? Your parents are always late to everything. You have to hear stories about how they went to school or how they lived in
Africa and most of all, you have to get good grades at any cost. My parents are from Africa, and you might be thinking 'What does this have to do with you?' Let me tell you.
Now, if you have an African parent, then you understand the struggle. When you say something is hard, they will never say, "You can do it, honey." They say, "So what, I had to carry books on my head on hot sand with no shoes, and you say this is hard. Come on Jeany." You have to have tough skin in an African home. My parents say, "strive to be the best". So I always strived to be the best it whatever I did, but if I am the best they make me strive harder, to the maximum.
In an African home, your parents make you study for anything even if its summer or holiday break. They don't let you hang out with friends regularly. They also don't help you with studies because they don't understand how to solve the problem. So you have to listen in school and not screw around.
I remember one time I brought a B+ …show more content…
When I go to the car and ask how did, they would always point the flaws and one thing I did well. They never sugar coated anything. One time I did my best at a basketball game and won the game by stealing the ball and getting that buzzer beater three. They didn't say anything to me, but "Good job." That was the best day of my life. Making my parent proud made me want to exceed their expectation so then I could shut them up. When I go to college, I want to have that same feeling again, where they can't say anything but be proud of me. By my parents criticizing me, I set goals for myself that they wouldn't automatically think I would set for myself. When I reach my goals I can be proud of myself and also have my parents