Not to sure if this makes sense but i'll try...

So I’ve finally gotten around to posting here but I guess its better than never right? This is Shafin by the way, but this whole idea of hyphenated life still has me confused but from I gather on reading the entries and what I was told it was is the cultural expectations or expectations of living as a culturally integrated person in Canada. I my self am Ismaili Muslim and my parents grew up in eastern Africa but I was born in Canada. My parents expected me to follow my religion; I even had to go to religious school. I guess I don't follow up because I don't even follow my religion except for the fact that I don't eat pork, although I have tried it and didn't like it. I'm pretty sure my parents are disappointed but its not a rebellion thing its more of a I don't care about religion aspect and I personally I don't like organized religion, maybe its because of having it forced upon me when I was young and having to go to mosque. I'm not necessarily sure where I am going with this right now its just me typing here and thinking that why follow cultural expectations? For me I would rather live life and find out about it on my terms and make mistakes rather than have to conform to a set belief value. I really hope grammar and spelling don't count.