Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Starbucks Quotes!
Hey you guys! So, I totally read this quote on my tea at starbucks the other day and it said, "Success in families is measured by how much the children want to return home after they leave." (it is actually kinda different but I already mailed it to my parents!) but I just thought it was neat leaving this class and then getting what our society determines as success and how these messages affect others. And as I thought about it, I really like that. It does show the type and strength of a relationship a person has with their parents by them wanting to be with them and around them! Now, it does focus more on the relationship rather than other parts of success (like the other strengths on families we've discussed in class) but it is good in thinking about the relationship with the parents. I mailed it to my parents because I love them so much and love being around them. And my parents give and serve all 5 of us kids so much, and just for them to know that they really impacting us I pray is encouragement! Let me know if yall get any cool quotes like that too!
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I really like that quote a lot too. I believe there is some truth to it. I dont believe that success in every aspect of a family can be measured by how much the children want to come back home, but I do think it is true for many aspects of a family. I would say a strong family would be a close family and therefore the children would want to visit there parents and keep a realtionship with them. I also think it is pretty cool how this quote just showed up on a starbucks coffe cup. It just goes to show that the things we learn in class are everyday issues that have a lot to do with our lives and society as a whole. My parents mean so much to me and have done so much for me. I still go back to visit them often and they come visit me. I would say my family has been successful in building strong relationships and in showing eachother how much we mean to one another.
I agree with you both that this is a neat quote. And to expand on the part you have mention that this is more about strong family than success I have an example that show more of a negative side. I have known a family in Omaha for around 10 years and their family end up being separated because of marriages. Most of the sons and daughter in their family did not have a wish of return because they have some family issues of who would come back to Nebraska to take care of their parents so they kind of shoving the responsibility around to their sibling because their husband or wife don’t get along with their parents. This make me feel that they didn’t share much of a close relationship to determine what is right rather than just to please their spouse and not bother about how their parents feel. I also agree that thing we learn in class are somewhat depicted in real life and society, especially these type of family problem could occur anywhere around the globe.
I agree with all of you but I have my own side to the story also. I think this is ever so true because I see it with my family. I have a very close relationship with my family and I LOVE coming home to visit even if it's for a day or so. I have two instances that sort of contradict this idea though. My first is my sister. She started college in 2004 and our family was just about as tight (strong) as we are now but she didn't really like coming home. Whether this was because she was 3 hours away or because she loved college life so much I don't know. I will never forget her refering to her dorm as "home" and my mom being heart broken. She loved her family and she liked seeing us but she didn't excatly like leaving college to come back home often. My second example is my friend. I wouldn't say he has the strongest relationship with his family but the fact is he doesn't like going home simply because there's nothing to do at home. He comes from a low-income family who doesn't excatly have the greatest home enviornment. Here at UNL he has friends and tons of stuff to do. He loves his family but because he doesn't want to visit that much doesnt mean he loves them any less. As for me, it fits. LIke I said, I love going home because i have that strong relationship with my family. So I think Starbucks is debateable :)
That quote is really neat! I do believe in it a lot also. When I was in High School, I could not wait to get out of the house and move away from my parents and brother. Now that I am away, I find myself longing for the next time I get to make the two hour drive home. I feel the need to hear my parents voice every now and then to reassure myself that everything is going to be alright when I'm in a bind. While I get along with my parents better than I have in years, especially my mother, I get along even better with my younger brother. He seems to look up to me now for guidance and advice about college things. However, I am really enjoying this class and love how I sit there relating examples from Dr. Hollist to my own family and friends. :)
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