Family Pictures

During our discussion about family photos, I was reminded of an occurrence that my friend told me about. She was getting ready to go home for her brother's wedding and was talking to her mom about pictures. Her mom said something about that she wanted a picture with just her children. My friend reminded her that the girl that was marrying her brother would be a part of their family and her mom said, "I know, I just want a picture with just my kids." This is an example of some of the folklore of photos. Who is in the picture and who is not is a major part of the picture and it gives us a glimpse into the thinking of the people in the picture.

Family Sayings

During our discussion of the reading in class, I remembered a saying that my family says. Whenever one of the kids drinks out of another kid's cup or they use the same fork or something else like that, someone always says, "It's okay; the doctor said it doesn't matter." I think this saying came about because one of the earlier children was complaining about some such occurrence, so my dad said, "The doctor said it doesn't matter" and it has become a often repeated saying in my family.

Pineapple Hospitality

I was just walking down the hall in the Administration Building on Campus (where I work) and I heard this lady say, "Did you know that the pineapple is a sign of hospitality in the East?" We talked about that in class last week, so I was surprised to hear it so soon when I have never heard it before. Maybe she heard it from someone who was in our class and them sharing it is passing on folklore. I think I will tell someone else today to pass it on as well. :)