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Before I Was There Were
Before I Was, There Were My family history is pretty diverse. I am part Greek, Irish, and Italian. My mom’s side of the family and my dad’s side of the family are very different culture wise. My grandpa was in World War II and he is alive and well today. My other grandpa is Greek and he has a New York accent. My grandma is Greek also and she is one of the most generous people I know. My mom is Greek and also is a great person to be around. My dad is one of the funniest people I’ve ever known and he can always cheer me up when I need to be cheered up. My family is very weird and they can argue and have strong opinions about things that don’t matter that much in the grand scheme of things. My family always gets together on holidays and birthdays for dinner and we celebrate together and have a grand time. We also celebrate Greek Easter as well as regular Easter and we participate in some of the traditions also. …show more content…
My family is very entertaining and I could watch them argue with each other all day long. My family will sometimes argue with each other just to prove someone wrong or to prove themselves right. We would always talk to each other for advice if we need it and I think that is something that helps me get through times when I’m nervous and times when I need help with something. When it’s school or just something at home they always help me get through hit. We sometimes don’t like each other and that’s normal for families but we always get through tough times well and make up with each

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