Lance c.

Himpiso
Grade-12 Diogenes-A

Family Debts
I own many debts to my family. That’s the thought I had when learning about reciprocity.
Reciprocity is paying back what we received from others and I think I can heavily relate my life
based on this concept. In my family have always been the quiet and unsociable child. In all of
my life I have always been the one that they cared for not the other way around, I grew up
thinking that it was natural because I’m a child and I should be cared and loved for ,my family
gave me everything I wanted needed food ,comfort happiness and attention. However as I grew
up I started to feel a sense of responsibility the feeling that I need to contribute to my family but I
was still young and couldn’t do much . So I tried repaying their kindness to me. In what I could
do at that time, art and doing well in school. I would often draw them and make portraits of them
as much as I could that’s the only way I can show that I care for them since I’m not really an
expressive person . Furthermore to show my sincerity and appreciation of my parents work to
provide me With proper education, I tried to do well in school and making sure that my grades
satisfies them, however despite all my efforts I still think that I’m not doing enough. What I truly
want to do is to finish college as fast as possible so my mom can stop working and focus on her
own happiness it’s also the reason I didn’t want to continue psychology is my college course
because the time needed to be a psychologist is too long and my mom is already old and I don’t
want her to spend her life always working instead of attaining her own dreams. So when I finish
college and get a job I will make sure to let her live her life happily. Although I can’t fulfill her
dream of having grandchildren because I’m gay, However my brother is very lustful so it’s only
a matter of time before she will have grandkids her. My family has always been there for me and
supporting me in everything I do and someday I hope to do the same to them because I still own
many Debts to my family.