Her grandfather, father, husband and son have all been a part of the armed forces.
She was unsure about her grandfather's service years but the family had long held a medal he had earned.
"My father went off to World War I when he was 19 and served in France but he never spoke about it - we have his medals."
Husband Alan had served with the army during WWII as a driver with an ammunition company. He saw action in the Middle East and Italy.
Their son had also been in the services - with 15 years in the navy.
"So I was a bit hopping mad when I heard they were thinking about changing the flag," Mrs Scullin said, adding she felt many Kiwis lacked the patriotism seen in other countries.
"I remember at school we would line up in the morning and the headmaster would give us a speech and we would raise the flag."
She said she was passionate about the long-standing New Zealand flag and decided to fly one of her own.
"I had my grandson put it up for me."
While it was not large, it had caught the attention of a neighbour and she also decided to get one.
Her neighbour later told her that her daughters were also putting flags up.
"There's one in Turangi and one in Gisborne and she said even some family in Australia were now flying it - so it's snowballed a bit."
Mrs Scullin said she was not too impressed with the selection that had been put together for the public to choose from.
"They don't do anything for me - I've got my flag."
