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Nontraditional Tradtions

We live in an age in which it is hard to spend time together as a family.
Many families today wonder if having quality time together is a thing of the
past. We are inordinately busy, for one thing, whether household bread-winners
or college students. Also, the definition of family has changed. We are
dealing with new definitions and characterizations of the idea of family. Some
of us have traditional families. Some families have divorced, single, and/or
remarried parents, creating a rather confusing family tree. Some people choose
to live their lives alone, but may still be close enough to some friends to
consider them family.

Whatever the circumstances, many of us honestly don't ...

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new ways. Why do we need to celebrate
tradition? It gives us something to look forward to and makes a formal
statement that there are some things in life to be grateful for.

The notion of honoring tradition is unsettling for some people; let
alone creating new ones. We understand that we need something to add a sense of
order and stability to our lives. But we are not sure about how to create our
own traditions. We seem to think that traditions must be heavy and complex
ideas that had been around for hundreds of years and will be around for a
hundred more. In my opinion, this is not true. It need not be big or religious
at all. I believe a tradition is something that you do once that feels good, so
you do it again and again.

The tale in Frost's "Mending Wall" can be viewed as an impromptu
tradition. The two neighbors needing to repair the wall after the winter chill,
find time to converse with each other about what's on their minds.

For example, every Sunday my dad ...

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Added: 12/1/2004 03:28:00 AM
Category: Social Issues
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