In both my family and the Balakians, family dinner was an important part of the day. My family has always been very involved in sports and extracurricular activities and it has sometimes been hard for us, but we have always managed to make time for a home-cooked family dinner almost every night. Peter Balkian's family also seems to have top priority at family dinners. “Every Sunday is the same. My extended Armenian family would sit around the dining room table in the winter or out on the patio in the summer for an entire afternoon and more, and my grandmother would silently watch (4).” This shows that Balakian's family was very close-knit and had strong morals and family values. These values ​​and traditions are closely tied to my family, except that my grandparents only come to dinner about once a month. This simply demonstrates the importance of the extended family to Armenian heritage, especially compared to American customs. If you looked at the physical home of the Balakians, it would appear to be a typical American home of a wealthy, very particular family.