Identity is becoming a more questionable concept day after day. Some simply embrace it, live their life as such and enjoy it. Some spend the majority of their life wondering and trying to find “who” and “what” they are. Some people adamantly try to move away from who they are. And attempt to change themselves. I identify myself as a early 20 's, straight, white, male. That 's what I am, I have a western European background. I was always interested in the opposite sex, making me straight. My parents raised me (and my brother) as boys, to become men. I never had an interest in dolls, or dresses, etc. Not because my parents steered me away from (which I don 't know or remember if they really did) but I had no interest. I enjoyed action figures,
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My mom 's parents are the more 2nd set of parents, they did as they knew from having and raising 3 children. The oldest of which being my mom. But they got to be the fun and amazing grandparents because they 're not actually our parents. My dad 's parents, now passed, were very much the old fashioned couple. What I always found the most entertaining about my dad 's parents was that you could have plopped them into they 50 's and they would have been no different from the time being. My grandmother (Nanny) wanted to make sure everyone was happy. That 's all she wanted to do and used her talents (craftiness and cooking) to do so. They were the “husband comes home to dinner” couple. I think the most important thing my grandparents showed us was how to be a gentleman. I have large extended families, my dad 's is not quite as large as my mom 's but there are bigger age gaps. My mom 's family is huge, it goes back to my grandfather and his seven siblings and all but one of them had 2-4 kids respectively. In the current generation of the family (mine) there are 34 cousins ranging from 2 to 30 years old. Even though I like to think my families see each other more than the average family. I didn 't see the exact semantics behind everyone 's childhood. I think however, that the general upbringings between my cousins (on both sides) and my brother and I 's were …show more content…
My grandfather 's family has deep German roots and fully embraces the German philosophy “Gemutlichkeit” which translates to “Coziness” but is referred to as the classic “Eat, drink, and be merry”. Beer and good food are always within sight at a family gathering. We even have our own version of Oktoberfest which we call refer to as “Reifenfest” in homage to the family name Reifenheiser. German beer and cuisine are enjoyed by all. I particularly enjoy Bratwurst, speatzel and sauerbraten. Traditional and popular German foods. I wouldn 't say Polish culture is exemplified through my dad 's side of the family. Nor do I know much about it. But we do play on the fact that we 're polish. We all enjoy perogies and kielbasa. My grandmother made those frequently along with stuffed cabbage but I never cared for that dish. My grandmother 's side of the family is completely polish, not one other nationality aside from those married in. I don 't know if I would say that I am more proud of one aspect of my family 's heritage or culture because all of it pieced together makes the outline of who I am. My dad 's french and polish as well as my mom 's Hungarian and German pulls both sides together. There is one element that was an almost constant throughout my educational experience. From very young until I was a teenager was that I was bullied and it tortured me. Didn 't help that I was the fat kid too. It made
My mom 's parents are the more 2nd set of parents, they did as they knew from having and raising 3 children. The oldest of which being my mom. But they got to be the fun and amazing grandparents because they 're not actually our parents. My dad 's parents, now passed, were very much the old fashioned couple. What I always found the most entertaining about my dad 's parents was that you could have plopped them into they 50 's and they would have been no different from the time being. My grandmother (Nanny) wanted to make sure everyone was happy. That 's all she wanted to do and used her talents (craftiness and cooking) to do so. They were the “husband comes home to dinner” couple. I think the most important thing my grandparents showed us was how to be a gentleman. I have large extended families, my dad 's is not quite as large as my mom 's but there are bigger age gaps. My mom 's family is huge, it goes back to my grandfather and his seven siblings and all but one of them had 2-4 kids respectively. In the current generation of the family (mine) there are 34 cousins ranging from 2 to 30 years old. Even though I like to think my families see each other more than the average family. I didn 't see the exact semantics behind everyone 's childhood. I think however, that the general upbringings between my cousins (on both sides) and my brother and I 's were …show more content…
My grandfather 's family has deep German roots and fully embraces the German philosophy “Gemutlichkeit” which translates to “Coziness” but is referred to as the classic “Eat, drink, and be merry”. Beer and good food are always within sight at a family gathering. We even have our own version of Oktoberfest which we call refer to as “Reifenfest” in homage to the family name Reifenheiser. German beer and cuisine are enjoyed by all. I particularly enjoy Bratwurst, speatzel and sauerbraten. Traditional and popular German foods. I wouldn 't say Polish culture is exemplified through my dad 's side of the family. Nor do I know much about it. But we do play on the fact that we 're polish. We all enjoy perogies and kielbasa. My grandmother made those frequently along with stuffed cabbage but I never cared for that dish. My grandmother 's side of the family is completely polish, not one other nationality aside from those married in. I don 't know if I would say that I am more proud of one aspect of my family 's heritage or culture because all of it pieced together makes the outline of who I am. My dad 's french and polish as well as my mom 's Hungarian and German pulls both sides together. There is one element that was an almost constant throughout my educational experience. From very young until I was a teenager was that I was bullied and it tortured me. Didn 't help that I was the fat kid too. It made