My parents both grew up in Wisconsin. Our family originates
from a lot of different places in Europe – the most prominent ethnicities ones
are German and Irish but there’s a lot of others in there that I just don’t
remember (Polish, English, Russian? Who knows what else). We don’t really
connect with any of these the cultures associated with these countries. We identify more with the culture from our
roots in Wisconsin.
I was raised a Lutheran – when I was young my family went to
church every Sunday. When I got older this lessened a lot. Now I never really
go to church except on Easter. For whatever reason my family is sort of anti-Catholic…
I think its kind of a family joke but I don't really know where that came from.
My family celebrates Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween,
Independence Day, Easter, Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s and
Father’s Days, and Birthdays. We have really goofy traditions that go along
with each of these holidays that we’ve continued even though my brother and I
are both adults now and don’t live at home.
My family has never been victimized.
My immediate family is extremely close. My relationship with
my brother really impacted my self-perception and identity.
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