During this past week we've talked about different social classes and the functions of family withing those classes. For one of the assignments, we were required to watch a couple of movies. One of these movies was about a woman named Tammy. Tammy was extremely near the bottom of the social food chain (so to speak) if not at the very bottom, she had no car so she walked the ten miles to Burger King where she worked, and that was her only income. She wasn't able to be home with her children, and when she was home she was performing the basic responsibilities because that was all she had time for.
It touched my heart when she was talking about how she still dreamed of being a teacher. This woman didn't have the best grammar, nor did she have the resources to get the schooling for a teaching license. But I admire so much her ability to continue dreaming regardless of her meager circumstances. And it was so sad that her sons not only didn't respect her or thank her for the things she sacrifices for them, but they their future prospects for education and a middle-class lifestyle because of their limited opportunities. So, although he was disrespectful, rude, and judgmental, I also admire her older son's ambition in his goals to graduate from college. I can't imagine how that would be! It's things like this that remind me how incredibly blessed I am and I'm so so grateful.
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