Cultural Artifact

Welcome to my blog! In my posts, you should expect to hear me talk mostly about families; more particularly, my family, as a part of an English class I am in this semester. I will be analyzing and talking about various aspects that deal with family throughout the blog.

In my class, we have discussed all the different definitions of family. It was interesting to me to see that everyone came up with their own definitions, though we could all agree that though they are dysfunctional, chaotic, and get on our nerves, our families are also always there for us at the end of the day. We love and cherish them more than anything, and would do anything for them. This rings true to me.

My cultural artifact, or object that defines me and made me who I am today, Is a small glass frog. This frog is no bigger than a quarter, and has been painted green with small black dots for eyes. This may appear to be a small knick-knack to anyone, but to me, it describes where I am from. I have about one hundred of these small glass animals. They come in all different colors, shapes, sizes, and creatures. My mom gave me this collection when I was eight, and I have added to it. She told be about how she had started it when she was little, and that she would spend hours creating houses for the animals, and then play with them all afternoon with her friends. I loved hearing stories of her playing, and I wanted to do the same. I carefully laid out houses and roads for my animals to play in. I would save up money to get the next animal to add to my collection.

            To me, this frog reminds me that it is important to know about out family member’s past. I love hearing stories about my mom’s childhood, it allows me to understand where she came from, and I can get to know her better. The underling concept being: If we do not take the time to get to know what is important to the people that love us, how can we expect the same from them? I have had wonderful experiences coming out of this, and have been able to better appreciate where I come from, and have a stronger connection with those I love.