Reflections

This story called, "The Code," was interesting because it was about respecting adults. I can relate to this story because it was about how the author was raised and I was raised, somewhat, the same way. When I was a little girl my parents were always telling me not to talk back to them, which is the way the author was raised. I remember whenever I would get in trouble I could not say anything back to them. There were many times where I thought my parents were not being fair but I had to respect what they said.

This story also talked about her aunts which were her parent's friends. Since her parents had to go out of town, she had babysitters. When I was younger both my parents were working and they had to leave me with their friends while they were working. I would spend a lot of time with other people that at times I did not know. I really did not have a choice but I learned not to complain.

The other story, called "Plaits," was about how it was when her mother was combing her hair and it was painful. She wanted to have Shirley-hair, which reminded me of my hair and how I wanted it when I was younger. I think back and that is how I told my mother I wanted to have Shirley-hair because by hair was always tangled. I was really able to relate to this story which made it more interesting to read.