Lifespan Paper
Lifespan Portfolio Paper 2
January 28, 2014
Lifespan Portfolio Paper 2
Picking someone for this paper was much more difficult than the first one, at immediate thought the only people I knew over the age of 65 were my family members. I started to look into some of my friends’ parents but they were not quite there. Then it hit me, the perfect person to interview would be my friend that passed away in Dickinson, her grandmother. She is one of the most loving, caring, supportive grandparents I have ever met. I have always seen her from that stand point so interviewing her would only help me to understand how she became the way she is today. Something that I found interesting between both interviews is that home to both people has always meant the same thing. There was no change between pre children or pre grandchildren and after those blessings. To Grandma Morrison it is a place where anyone feels comfortable going, friends and family alike. I can definitely attest to this because she has always accepted everyone. It always seemed to be the mentality of a friend of my family members is a friend of mine. Ash’s family has always kind of been a second family to me however they made it very easy for me to a part of it. One thing that I found very interesting during the interview was that Grandma stated that they did not really have the traditional roles of man being the provider and woman being the caretaker and housekeeper. They were farmers and she said that she also helped with the farming and her husband helped with the cleaning and laundry and once the kids were old enough they were the ones who prepared the meals for the family. She stated that it was really a joint effort and not one person was responsible for one thing, they all contributed when and where they could. I found this so interesting because this was an older household that still did not have separate roles for male and female. It took place during
January 28, 2014
Lifespan Portfolio Paper 2
Picking someone for this paper was much more difficult than the first one, at immediate thought the only people I knew over the age of 65 were my family members. I started to look into some of my friends’ parents but they were not quite there. Then it hit me, the perfect person to interview would be my friend that passed away in Dickinson, her grandmother. She is one of the most loving, caring, supportive grandparents I have ever met. I have always seen her from that stand point so interviewing her would only help me to understand how she became the way she is today. Something that I found interesting between both interviews is that home to both people has always meant the same thing. There was no change between pre children or pre grandchildren and after those blessings. To Grandma Morrison it is a place where anyone feels comfortable going, friends and family alike. I can definitely attest to this because she has always accepted everyone. It always seemed to be the mentality of a friend of my family members is a friend of mine. Ash’s family has always kind of been a second family to me however they made it very easy for me to a part of it. One thing that I found very interesting during the interview was that Grandma stated that they did not really have the traditional roles of man being the provider and woman being the caretaker and housekeeper. They were farmers and she said that she also helped with the farming and her husband helped with the cleaning and laundry and once the kids were old enough they were the ones who prepared the meals for the family. She stated that it was really a joint effort and not one person was responsible for one thing, they all contributed when and where they could. I found this so interesting because this was an older household that still did not have separate roles for male and female. It took place during
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