What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?
This is an interesting prompt. As I think, my parents didn’t keep many traditions. Unfortunately, they separated when I was six. It’s kind of hard to do that while being a part of two distinct households. However, the main traditions that I kept is being a person of faith and being committed to serving in the church.
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays?
We don’t necessarily cook a special dish. However, we go out to eat and have dinner with each other. These dinners have become a family tradition. I wish that I had been able appreciate them earlier in life.
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
Back when I was in college I started doing working for the university catering company as a part time gig. A couple of buddies and I got put on by one of our mutual friends. The hours were sometimes wacky and the perks were nice (e.g., free food, wine).
However I needed to get a tuxedo to work the main events and I didn’t have the money to get one. Enter my aunt. She loaned me the money to buy a tux and it helped me a lot. I could work the gigs. I paid her back with my first paycheck that I got.
There are other instances of family helping me out but this was the first one that came to mind.