The Importance Of Family

“No matter how different we may seem as a pair, our friendship makes us feel so alike” (Anonymous). Meeting Sara in middle school made me realize how every family has its own sets of rule. She was in the same grade as me, but looked older. Sara was an only child unlike me; I have three siblings. The fact that our customs were so different did not prevent us from becoming good friends. Spending most of the time together allowed us to know more about each other’s families. We were brought up completely different, for my parents raised me in a stricter manner while Sara’s parents raised her in an easygoing manner because it reflected upon her poor behavior, older appearance, and on her lack of goal settings. A child’s behavior reflects upon …show more content…
Another value that I was taught was to be responsible with completing my chores or doing my homework. For example, I’m the type of person who studies hard for every exam and always turns the assignments on time. Having a parent not home or busy also made me be responsible to take care of my younger siblings since I was the second oldest. Once I had knowledge of understanding of right to wrong my parents would teach me manners. Behavior such as talking back, not respecting the elders, and not listening when they said “no” was not acceptable. Misbehaving was dealt with spanking or simply raising the voice. From how I see it my best friend’s parents did not have the authority of their child. It seems to me that Sara’s parents did not show her values as she was growing up. No respect is shown toward them, nor an older person. For example, when Sara’s mom is talking with my mother, she does not wait until they finish she goes ahead and interrupts her. If her mother doesn’t do what she ask for Sara becomes upset. Also, since she’s an only child she is not obligated to do any types of chores around the house, so she has no responsibilities. Whenever I go