Compare And Contrast My Mother In Milan And Italy

Once my mom and my step dad got a divorce her, my brother, and I moved in to our old house until we could go back to Tennessee where we originally came from. Everything went downhill from there. The house had no water or electricity and she would leave me

issues but also family issues with both my Brother and our uncles. It got to

Throughout time, family has been proven to be one of the largest influences on a person’s life. A person’s relationship with their family members completely shapes who they are as a person and creates who that person is going to be in life. The theme of familial life shaping how a person turns out is exemplified throughout three different short stories: “Flavio’s Home” by Gordon Parks, “Being an Other” by Melissa Algranati, and “The Married Woman” by Simone de Beauvoir. These three stories exemplify that being a part of family comes with many responsibilities, whether they are cultural responsibilities or responsibilities that help to keep the family running.

Defying the Nuclear Family: Shortly after my seventh birthday, my parents began having fights much more often than they previously had in the past. Less than half a year later on January 15, 2005 their divorce became finalized and my father moved out of the house. For the first few months while he searched for a home to buy, my nine year old sister and I lived solely with our mother. Soon after, we began going back and forth between our parents’ houses, living at one house for a week and then switching over to the other the next. The two houses could not have been any more polar in how they were run, at my mother’s house there were strict rules and expectations to be followed.

Family members have arguments, people say things they don’t mean, and feelings get hurt. Every argument that ends that way weakens the respect for each other and sooner than later the family members hate each other and no one can seem to get along with anyone. There are other changes as well. Not all are bad, some are good. Like winning the lottery, that is a good change that I think every family would love. That kind of change would make buying christmas easier and all around less stressful. When I was two years old a change happened in my family that would come back and haunt me when I got done with 2nd grade, my parents got divorced. When I was about to go into the 3rd grade my Dad pressured me into going to live with him and I did. This change didn’t go so well for my Mom and I moved back after four years. The change was good, in the aspect that I learned a lot from my dad, but I also hurt my Mom to see me go. Change in a family is a crucial part in how it becomes successful. Change effects families, some are good changes that turn a family to prosper, and some are bad changes that could slowly destroy a

When I was a kid me and my mom didn't really get along all that much, always had problems, and I never knew exactly why that was. I tried everything I could to avoid any and all fights and arguments, so I did everything she wanted and whatever she said to cease all of it. Things didn't get any better, they more like they got much much worse, I was finally able to move out in with biological father and things seemed to go good for awhile I was sent to military school and made out of that. Moved back home and moved out on my own and working 2 jobs to pay for all the bills, so when you're living with mom and dad don't take for granted what they give you cause its hard when you're on your own. Graduated high school doing everything that a young

Family is important in the lives of every human. There can be good, encouraging families but their can also be ones of the negative type. Despite the personalities of the family that a child has, they have shaped the child to be the way that they are in the present and will most likely forever impact them in some way or another. There has always been a special connection with mothers and daughters, whether good or bad. Sometimes, the child feels that the mother expects too much from them and other times, the mother believes the daughter just does not care enough.

They conflicted with each other about my future, which was something I didn't like to worry about that much. But thanks to that, I never made friends and never had a life that a kid should have. But it's not that bad, not really. Just annoying.

The summer between my seventh and eighth grade year was certainly one of the most eventful summers that I have ever had. I traveled through the states on the west coast. Okay so “traveling through the states” it a little bit of a stretch from what actually happened. I did go through a lot of states on the west coast but we only drove through them to get to where we were actually going. During this summer went on two trips with my family and one with my school. The first trip that I went on was with my family and it was to Coco Beach which is in Florida, this beach is on the west coast of Florida while I live on the east coast of Florida. The next trip that I went on was also with family but this time we went to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to go

My parents were never a perfect couple, they always got into big arguments and physical altercations to the point where it affected me in school academically. My mom would end up with 2 black eyes from my father and my father being away from home for a long period of time.

As I grew up, I struggled with never getting to know my mom, but since I was

I did not have a good relationship with my paternal and maternal grandparents. My paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother have had passed away before I was born. Both of my paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather had a feudal view of male preferences. So they do not have a good relationship with my mother and with me as well. The view of male preferences have such huge impact on the family that it might break up the family. I have had witnessed many arguments in my family as a result of that. Fortunately, my parents still stay together until now. They got through all of those problems.

The few times we did get to spend time together as a family, it wouldn’t feel like it. I knew all the relationships between my family members. I was the one who they told everything to but ask me not to tell anyone. This was a lot of weight on my shoulders because I began caring for everyone else’s relationships; especially my mom’s because my brother and sister would argue

One issue I struggled with and continue to struggle with is helping my mom raise my niece. I think I do not have the time to help raise her. I go to school full-time, work seven days a week, and attempt to still see my friends. My niece was taking away from both of her parents because they were seen as unfit, and under the terms I would agree. So at the age of two she was placed in our care, and she has been with us for five years. Being seven she has learned that she is the only one without parents, and she questions why. It’s hard because how do you tell a child that her parents lost compete rights to their child, and even harder is why in the five year span did they not get her back. My mom and I have limited time, but I try to remind myself that we do spend tons of time with her because our life revolves around her. My mornings consists of getting her ready for school, and I leave for work. My mom works morning so she can pick her up at five, and they make dinner. When I get home she is either getting in the shower or in bed, and I tell her good night. If she has a back to school night, or any school event and I am informed early I will work out a way to go. I try hard to be apart of her life, and try to show her that even though her parents aren 't there that my mom and I are.

As the world evolves so do the people within it, but without much surprise some things do not change that drastically and one of those things is the culture in which a person was born and raised. Even though ones culture or way of life may progress in some ways, it does not totally change. The topic of discussion for this paper will be that of the Italian culture. Who are they really? What types of challenges do they face? Many other topics will be discussed about the Italian society, but first we begin with the basic facts as to who they were.