Who would you be without your family? What would be different in your life if they did not behave and interact the way that they do? Do you ever realize how your great-grandparents shaped the way you were raised? My family is a bit crazy We are known for being strong and independent women who enjoy being challenged. This trait comes from generations of women with the same demeanor. For me it comes from my grandma, who we all adoringly call “Nanny”; she caught her independent streak from her mother. My mother, sister, Nanny, and I all share the one household.
I had the privilege of interviewing Nanny during a long car ride and gained great insight into her own childhood and my great-grandparents life. I also interviewed my sister, Haven, through …show more content…
We all knew that we had chores to do- weeds to pull in the garden. And he told my mother that he wasn’t pulling the weeds. My mother was washing the clothes. She grabbed the clothes prop and said ‘you pull those weeds or else’ and he said ‘I will not’. For every weed that he pulled she hit him on the rear-end with the wooden stick. He pulled weeds, alright. He did! I mean you didn’t discipline your parents or talk back to them. You respected them and if they didn’t, they would teach you how to respect. But they were always there for us.
Even the most recent generations of my family have experienced punishment through pain. Nanny has inherited the backhanding gene from her mother, and used it in desperate times or when her young granddaughter uses a very inappropriate word. My sister tells a humorous story about the day she discovered the consequences of using a new word she learned on the playground.
When I was in second grade, I was singing "We Will Rock You" by Queen. I decided to remix it. I changed the word from rock to a lovely four letter word beginning with “f” ". I never knew my Nanny 's arthritic hands could fly back that fast and smack me across the mouth. The woman has an awesome backhand. I had no idea what that word meant, but after seeing the look of rage on her face, I knew not to say that it ever
I had the privilege of interviewing Nanny during a long car ride and gained great insight into her own childhood and my great-grandparents life. I also interviewed my sister, Haven, through …show more content…
We all knew that we had chores to do- weeds to pull in the garden. And he told my mother that he wasn’t pulling the weeds. My mother was washing the clothes. She grabbed the clothes prop and said ‘you pull those weeds or else’ and he said ‘I will not’. For every weed that he pulled she hit him on the rear-end with the wooden stick. He pulled weeds, alright. He did! I mean you didn’t discipline your parents or talk back to them. You respected them and if they didn’t, they would teach you how to respect. But they were always there for us.
Even the most recent generations of my family have experienced punishment through pain. Nanny has inherited the backhanding gene from her mother, and used it in desperate times or when her young granddaughter uses a very inappropriate word. My sister tells a humorous story about the day she discovered the consequences of using a new word she learned on the playground.
When I was in second grade, I was singing "We Will Rock You" by Queen. I decided to remix it. I changed the word from rock to a lovely four letter word beginning with “f” ". I never knew my Nanny 's arthritic hands could fly back that fast and smack me across the mouth. The woman has an awesome backhand. I had no idea what that word meant, but after seeing the look of rage on her face, I knew not to say that it ever