Father-Son, Father-Daughter, Mother-Son, Mother-Daughter

First two thoughts that come to mind are “daddy’s girl” and “momma’s boy”. the two extremes that initially distinguish the difference between genders in a family. I can honestly say that i fit the definition of a daddy’s girl pretty well, but i have to wonder how my relationship with my father might be if i were a boy. The father daughter relationship tends to generally be a protective and doting one. I know from personal experience that in my case this is completely true. I will always be thought of as my dad’s “little girl” no matter how old I get. It seems to me that the daughter is always treated more special or favored by the father and the son is always doted on more by the mother. Momma’s boys sharing the same sort of complex daddy’s girls have with their father. However, I feel that i have a closer bond with my mother just because she goes through or has gone through the same things i will or have and its easier to relate to her. I also think of my mom as more of a role model than i do my father. Because i don’t have any brothers and I’m not a boy, I can only speculate that the relationship between a father and his son is like the one I have with my mom. I cant say all father-son, father-daughter, mother-son, mother-daughter relationships are exactly how i described them, but i think a lot of them consist of the same characteristics.

God in 2010

In this day in age I feel god plays a less important role in the lives of many people. It might be the fact that I was raises catholic and as soon as I had my confirmation I haven't gone to church since that could promote me into thinking there is less of an impact of god. I believe my own personal experience with religion as persuaded me into thinking that god isn't as important as it was when I was little.

Even though I know there are still very many people who are very serious about their faith and treat it with the utmost importance. For example, my grandmother. She is still very much involved with her church and beliefs. I commend and admire her for this, but I have to say I rarely see strong examples like her in today's younger generations. Media generally tends not to focus on religion due to the fact it could be potentially offensive. Public schools -which I have attended all my life- cannot teach religion because it would be considered uncostituional. Even at award ceremonies I have seen less of a persuasion of god. Years ago I can remember everyone getting up on the stage and wanting to thank god as soon as they could. That idea has seemed to fade a little in our society.

As a modern day teenager I must admit the idea of god isn't really on my list of high priorities. I take what life gives me and work through what I need to with out the thought of god entering my mind. Perhaps this will change as I grow older and I devolope different mind sets, but for me right now god isn't really present in my life.