Family is everything

I come from west of Delray where we worked the fields. I remember when I was young our neighborhood would have large dinners after church but you can’t do that anymore because parents these days don’t go to church and we wonder why it’s so much disrespect and killings. We forgot that the community is family and with out it everything is going to crumble.

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-10-08 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Neutral
  • Who should know about this? Everyone

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Delray
  • Age: 51-60
  • Gender: Female

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? NA
  • My story relates to: The traditions of the past
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? Upbringing, yes, but also a choice
  • The lesson in your story is: Keep tradition
  • In my story, problems are solved by: Members of the community
  • My story teaches us to: Always look to traditions of the past
  • My story teaches us that: The community has total control
  • My story teaches us that: The community is vulnerable
  • My story teaches us that: --

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