My Cousin From My Father's Side Of My Family

I was always a tad bit different compared to the rest of my family in terms of success. More successful than my Cousins from my Mother’s side yet less successful than my Cousins from my Father’s side. My mother’s side of the family were poor and lived in the farm lands of the Philippines. My Father’s side however, consisted of mostly middle class and upper class families that lived in the richer parts of the Philippines and here in Los Angeles. I was brought up seeing both sides of the coin. I was average in almost every aspect. Two of the three main agents of socialization helped me realize with how I did things when I was younger. My parents taught me how to work hard and appreciate things while my Uncle Edsel from my Father’s side taught …show more content…
I was raised by my mostly my Mother. My Father along with my grandparents, two of my Uncles, one of my aunts and three of my cousins moved to Los Angeles, California when I was only 1 year old. My Uncle Edsel helped raised me while my Father was away. He raised me like I was one of his sons and helped install values in me by sending me to a Christian private school to learn what was right from wrong and to respect my elders. Both my Mother and my Uncle Edsel helped me understand mores like always being polite and that disrespecting your parents are one of the worst things to do in my …show more content…
Whenever I hear people talk about people my age, I hear people talking about how we don’t take the initiative or how we’re not hardworking. I disagree with that. Almost everyone I know that I is my age is both in college and has a job. I study, do my homework, have a job, and completely responsible for my actions completely different from what they expect from a young adult. There have been many aspects of agents of socialization that helped me become the person that I am today. My parents taught me the meaning of working hard and the essential things like talking, walking, and the importance of acceptance. My Uncle Edsel taught me the value of a good education and what it can bring for the future. The internet taught me to question everything and to not just accept things the way there are. Finally may peers taught me why socializing is important and the room to help me grow as a person. All of these things helped shaped to become the person that I became