Wolf Family Interview Report

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On Saturday March 24, 2018 I interviewed the Wolf family. The Wolf family consists of Nate (38), Lori (36) and Gideon (11 months). Nate is the cross country and assistant track and field coach at Dordt College. He is independently minded and makes quick decisions more often than Lori does. Lori is a part time assistant at Atlas in Sioux Center. Lori is a more analytical person, more resourceful, and less independent than Nate is. Nate is a very passionate person, whereas Lori is more even keeled. Gideon, is an active, loud, happy, and needy baby. He is very observant and playful. A few of his favorite activities include crawling around on the ground while growling and staring at people. The Wolf family also has a friendly, gentle dog named Sam.
Within the Wolf family there are a lot of shared roles and responsibilities. Lori and Nate describe their roles and responsibilities as somewhat untraditional. They recognize that they were both given different gifts and talents and they serve their family based on those gifts rather than based off of tradition or gender stereotypes. Because of their gifts and jobs, Lori tends to spend more time at home taking care
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Many of the Wolf’s days revolve around the daily grind of work and tending to the needs of Gideon. If Gideon wakes up in the middle of the night Nate will tend to him. When Gideon wakes up in the morning Lori will get up to feed him. Nate is typically off to work at 8am, home for lunch and then back to work until 5:30. When he gets back from work they will eat together as a family. At 8pm Gideon will go to bed and Lori will feed him at 10pm or 11pm, after which Nate and Lori will go to bed. Because Lori works part-time, her daily work schedule varies. Since she works part-time she is able to spend time throughout the day with Gideon. When she is working he will go to daycare or a baby sitter will watch