In the complicated political families some children discover that from childhood their lives are dramatic, and interwoven with politics’ narrative. Kassidy Noem is a symbol of a generation which tries to survive through family and build an individual identity as well as share one’s own views on life with the world.
In a way, her life has been set in between the process of her finding herself and being a public figure thanks to her parentage – her mother, Kristi Noem, is the Governor of South Dakota.
Early Life
This paper analyzes how Kassidy Noem’s early years reflected the peculiar geography of South Dakota and the volatile nature of a politically engaged family. Born in Watertown, South Dakota she had a childhood that might be named conventional American one.
However, she also has parents, who worked hard to become famous. Growing up in a traditional agricultural background with involvement in public affairs by the Noem family certainly gave Kassidy a positive sense of community and commitment and leadership understanding right from her childhood.
The scrolls of her childhood can best be described by the virtues of the family that upheld conformity to hard work, community, and public service. Despite the situations, the increased popularity of her mother’s political career.
Kassidy’s parents tried to keep it quite normal and traditional for her. A delicate oscillation between her public commitments and private family life also emerged as one of the early experience factors for her.
Career
As a still young woman, Kassidy Noem is yet to embark on her career adventure, therefore, one can hardly speak of her career accomplishments. While her mother was able to create a line of political power, Kassidy at the moment dedicated to her studies.
The future remains a blank in her future that she can fill in with whatever she wants to do. Even if details of her specific education may be personal, it looks like she too is tackling it quite determined and goal oriented as it is with other issues in her family.
About Parents: Kristi Noem and Bryon Noem
Kassidy’s parents are two extreme orientations of parentage and present two aspects of her life. Her mother is Kristi Noem and she has acted as the 33rd Governor of South Dakota and is popular due to her stand on conservative political leadership.
This Republican politician is deeply conservative and has brought rather unusual policies to South Dakota’s administration. Her father, Bryon Noem, was a farmer, which could be defined as a representative of rural South Dakota values.
As a rancher and farmer, Bryon has been very helpful to the family in continuing the family business and to take care of the farm while his wife undertakes her political careers. The combination of Kristi and Bryon is coordinated in family, career and public service model as a functional couple.
The experience of growing up in a home where both parents assumed important but dissimilar roles must have influenced her thinking in regard to gender expectations, family responsivity and individual accomplishment.
