"Craners don't do that."
When ever something happened or someone we knew or saw did something that my mother did not want us repeating or emulating she would state, "Craners don't do that." It became so ingrained in us that we believed it. It became part of us. Of course we did not do things like that we were Craners and Craner did not do those kinds of things.
Now before you think us elitist, the things she was talking about were usually thing socially unacceptable in public or illegal. It was not things like eating with our hands or sipping tea without our pinky finger extended. We were never aloud to think bad about the people who did those things. It was a way for her to teach us that we were expected by our parents to act like good little girls and boys.
What it taught us was that being part of a family meant something and that we should respect the name that our father had given us. That when we acted poorly it was not only a reflection on us but a reflection on them. We learned that no matter where we were or who we were with we were still Craners and that meant something.
It was a great teaching that I have used through out my life. As we gain employment we are taking the name of our employers upon ourselves and should act accordingly.
As to religion, no matter the religion one professes, what you do is a reflection on that religion and other will judge that religion on your actions. For me I am Christian. What that means to me is that I have taken upon me the name of Christ. That my very actions should represent what he would do. Would he make fun of or condemn those who do not believe or act like he does, we know by the scriptures he does not. He loved everyone, regardless of race, religion, sex or any other method by which we as humans try to compartmentalize one another.
So to me I do not do things because I am Christian, I am an employee of the company for which I work, and last but not least I am a Craner.
Society could learn a little from my Mom, "We don't do that."
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