Culture Shock: Our relationships with our parents.

I am born in America. But I as many of my classmates, are first generation Americans. Although I am born here in Brooklyn, I consider myself Polish because of my heritage. And one of the biggest differenced I see between me and my American friends are their relationships with their parents. I can safely say that my relationship along with those of immigrant families, between their children and their parents is much less, whats the word, hmm "friendly". American families these days talk and interact with their parents as if they were their friends. Now this is a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. Its a good thing because if you think of your parents as a friend then you have a closer bond with them. It is much easier for you to talk to your parents about your day, but especially about your problems at hand. But because you think of your parents as a friend you loose some of that parently authority over you, where they are more firm towards you not because their mean, but because they want whats best for you. You loose some respect for your parents as a result and do not listen to them as much, as many American (or Americanized) children do. To me I am close with my mother but not as close with my father. I love my father to death but our realtionship is more of one where he supports the family and I take care of what I am told to. i.e school, chores, helping out, etc. We never talk much but we have a mutual understanding for one another. So is it better that I have a relationship like this one rather then an "Americanized" one? Idont know, but as the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side.

First Blog Entry

Hooray, I managed to set up my new blog. Im great at managing! Guess I dont need this management class *barum-pum*! Hopefully this will be a great semester. Great to know my professor Mr. Kurpis is a great guy. Definatley seems like Im going to learn alot this semester, and I will have a good time too. Looking forward to my A in the class ;p