In my interview with my grandma I learned that there was almost no free time. She didn't even really get to hang out with her friends that much outside of school. What I thought was surprising was that when I asked her about how much she worked she didn't include farm chores. She said they knew it had to be done and no one complained about it. I would definitely consider that work. I think that how it used to be and how it is now is totally different. I mean I get a lot of homework they didn't, they had to work we don't always have to, our clothes are completely different, and I was not allowed to date at age 14. So in some ways it was better and in some ways it was worse than it is now. But I think I'd still rather have it the way it is now. The the things that are harder I can still deal with and I would not want to work that much on a farm for sure. I think we've got it pretty good now-a-days.
I thought the video was very accurate. Most parents are strict about harmful things and a little more lenient on other things. I think its also true about how the little tings are what causes the fights between parents and their kids. Some kids just want their space and the parents usually take it personal when their kids grow distant. I think my time as an adolescent was great but it went by super fast. My parents let me do a lot of things but were still strict when they should have been. They were the perfect, mix most of the time. Even though at times I didn't agree with them, in the end they were usually right. My adolescent life should make me a better adult and parent.
In chapter 4 I learned about all the different types of norms that cultures have. Some of the things other culture do seem very weird to me but I'm sure a lot of what I do seems very weird to them as well. Even just the little things like the different ways people greet each other has a very wide variety. In chapter 5 I learned what crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence was and that crystallized intelligence( accumulated knowledge and verbal skills) increases as we age and fluid intelligence (our ability to reason speedily and abstractly) decreases with age.
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I totally understand, my parents always think I'm mad at them when I don't talk to them. Sometimes I just have a lot on my mind and I don't want to bother talking with my parents about it. When I was younger my dad was very strict about everything from what we listened to, to what we watched. Now that I'm older and times have changed my dad has loosened his rules and allows me to be myself and like the things I like.
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