Who Did You Think You Were As a Person

WHO DID YOU THINK YOU WERE AS A PERSON?

WHO DID YOU WANT TO BE?

WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE IN BECOMING THAT PERSON?

WHO DID YOU THINK YOU WERE AS A PERSON?

-Impact of family

*Did your family expect a great deal from you?

*How did your family encourage you?

-Role in the family

*Did you have specific duties/chores? How did these help you develop as a person?

*Were your parents strict? Did you learn any life-long lessons from this type of discipline?

-Role of religion

*Was religion something regularly practiced in your family?

*How did religion shape you as a person?

-Impact of friends

*What role did friends play in your life?

*What lasting friendships did you create and why are they important to you today?

WHO DID YOU WANT TO BE?

-School influences

*How do you think school has changed from when you were a child to today’s style of teaching?

*Was school discipline different then and how did it influence you?

-Work/chores

*Were there certain types of work or chores that had a lasting impact on you? What was meaningful about this work?

-Recreation

*What did you do for recreation? Is there a particular activity that holds a special memory? Why?

*What limitations were placed on your recreational activities?

*How did celebrations differ back then?

-Limited surroundings

*What influences did “town” have on you?

WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE IN BECOMING THAT PERSON?

-Gender challenges

*Were expectations different for girls and women back then? How did this make you feel?

-Financial challenges

*Were family finances a concern and how did that financial status impact you then and now?

-Religious/political challenges

*How did the religious and political climate of the day shape you as a person?

-Unexpected circumstances

*Are there any of “Mother Nature’s” events that left a lasting impression on you such as flood, fire, or weather?

*Were there any diseases that impacted you, your family, or friends suffered from? Was this a fearful time?

*Did world events impact you such as economic depression or war impact you? How did you feel about these events?

*Did the loss of a family member or friend impact you growing up? What lasting impression do you remember?