I grew up in New Paris, Indiana. The town is rather small, but there are a lot of people driving through it. Traffic is a lot worse on Saturday because of the New Paris Speedway. Since I live out by the racetrack, on Saturday nights I make plans to get out of the area for the evening. “Even pot-holed streets are lonely ones when you think you may not see (or here) them again for a very long time”

(Macleod 373). On Saturdays, my family tries to stay away from the noisy speedway. After the season is over, the country is really too quiet to sleep. We do not miss all that traffic by our house. While the speedway is open, I find things to do like bowling, four wheeling, and visiting other people in different cities. Most of my family usually does not stay home on the weekends. Sometimes we do stuff together but mostly we find our own things to keep us entertained. My sisters and parents usually have their own hobbies or activities planned about a week in advance. Myself, I find things to do at the last possible second. I am usually open to anything.

Without families the world would not be like it is now. “The politics worth having, the relationships worth having, demand that we delve still deeper” (Rich 425). Positive family values should be taught to each child so that the world would not be so frightening or violent. Children should learn to work and take responsibility in order to help their and to learn to pay their own way. Parents really work very hard to support the family; therefore, the children should help when they get old enough. In my opinion, families that stay united throughout their lifetime, tend to live happier. The closer the relationships in present times will bring a positive future to families.

When I got older, I began working at Red D Mart. I started paying for my own glasses or contacts and clothes, and I would pitch in for groceries when my parents needed the money. I usually supplied entertainment for myself as well. I knew that everything I bought for myself made it easier on my parents because they would not have to buy those things for me. That money could be used for something else that was needed at the time. I learned to become more responsible managing my money over time, and I was able to buy those things that I really wanted. I was never really spoil

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