I Am On The Football Field

My family is the most important thing for me, I would die for them, I would do anything for them to keep them alive, and they would do the same for me. Sometimes I don't show any affection to my relatives, and that is what makes it difficult for them to communicate with me. I try to be affectionate with them, but I get uncomfortable or uneasy. But, aside from that, I still love them, and as said before, I will give my whole existence for any of them. Familia will always be there for you, no matter what, and if they are not, then I do not know what they are. A family is supposed to have your back, supporting you wherever they are and wherever you are, anywhere you go. Even if you think you are a grown independent human, you will forever need them, there will always be a moment where you will be sad and you will want to go back with your mamá or your papá, or even your abuelos, or uncles. And, let me tell you, no matter what you think, the past is in the past the present is the present, they will not care, they will forever love you, and will be happy to see you

Family is supposed to listen to you when you're in need. Family is supposed to have your back. Family is supposed to be loyal. Family is supposed to be dependable. Family is supposed to accept you at your worst and best moments. Family is supposed to make you laugh and smile. Family is the number one unconditional love that everyone has. Whether it be the unconditional love from immediate family members or close friends, everyone has that one person they go to in times of need. It’s funny how those closest to you can hurt you the most.

But the pride had 110% confidence in their selves. This may have been one of the hardest/encouraging game yet, we knew we could not lose to them. In the middle of the 4th quarter our starting quarterback had gotten injured, everyone took off their helmets and got on one knee. There was no more sound of laughter, chanting, singing. It was all serious, a teammate to us is not just a teammate, he is family. The sports med crew had ran out there and helped him, we could tell he was in a lot of pain but we knew he would be just fine. Everyone prayed and hoped he would be fine. 10 minutes later the trainers carried him off the field we didn’t know what was wrong with him yet, but we still had to continue the game. There was 5 minutes left in the quarter and the score was 35-42 with the pride still in the lead. The time went fast, with the 4th quarter coming to a end. The pride had did it, they had one by a shocking touchdown. At the end of the game we all went to our injured quarter back. We all went on one knee and smiled at each other, we now knew we had a special bond, not only in football but in our

When it comes to family, most people automatically think about relatives, siblings, or parents. Yes they are my family however I am talking about my guard family. I have been apart of the Marching bands color guard for five years. I am actually the oldest, in experience wise, in the group. The colorguard consist of all girls and one male. Because i have been with the guard for so long they all come to me for help and advice. They all call me the Grandma of the group. The are my family, they are my children. I work with them everyday, talk to them, and we just have so much to relate. However, like siblings, we all get annoyed with each other at some point. Even at that point we still love each other over the limit.

In a game like football, we must surround ourselves with people who will go on the same mission as us. Playing football for McAuley Catholic High School in the past was my summer and fall during my four years in high school. I felt that I had a community of brothers who would stand and fight for each other every Friday night. In this community, people feel for each other and know what task is at hand; they must achieve to win every football game in the season and post. This is a type of community that I could rely on during games, practice, or school. This community has its own language, in a way we talked about touchdowns and turnovers rather than algebra and literature. A football community must stand strong from top to bottom in order to

After this game the coaches started to yell at the linemen and get mad at them even more. After all of us knocked down at least 5 defenders in that game, we didn’t get credit. It was one play that set them off badly, it was when one of the backs was running around the field, I remember me knocking a player on the ground, which I believe was the case for others also and going to find another person to block. And of course for our coaches, they thought we were just running around doing nothing because they only paid attention to the running backs. The player ended up scoring on the play, which made it worse for us because it gave the coaches more reasons to criticize us and glorify them (the backs were all very good but they just got all of the attention). That week turned the whole season around, and it felt like we were one team separated into two. Every little mistake we made it was once again “The backs doing all of the work”. It went on for the last few weeks of the season. After losing one game in the regular season we qualified for the league playoffs. We played our biggest rival, New Milford in the first round. Games against them are always much more intense and it feels like much more is on the line. It was a cold 30 degree morning, with crazy winds at New Fairfield High School. Nobody held back one bit, and the game was on the line every play. Nobody scored until

Growing up, English speaking, oldest child from California, my definition of family has changed a lot over the years, but no matter the changes my family has always had a strong impact on my life. When I was growing up, I was always around family. Christmas Eve was always spent with my mom’s

I define family by a group of people that communicate on regular basic, care for each other, and love each other unconditionally. I think that I was able to construct that definition when I realized that my “relatives” weren’t related to me at all. And then realized I talk to the people who I was related to all more than the people who were considered “blood”. I’ve never been to a family house where I have considered them perfect, every family has their personal issues as well as their own strength.

My family are like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, at different paces but our roots will always run deep. Family will always come first to me, above all else; coming from a home with no father, the only father figure i had was my grandfather, to me family is so important because it is who we come from. Family

Beyond my intimate family I am very close to my grandparents and my cousins. My grandparents on my mom’s side are a huge part of my life. They are over at lest once a week for dinner and come on every family vacation. I am especially close to my grandpa; he takes me out for breakfast every month. Along with my grandparents I am very close to my cousins. I have two older cousins that are like sisters to me. Whenever we are together we

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

My family is only restricted to my mother, friends, and professors. These people have influenced my life in so many ways possible that words can never describe. For instance, I have a father, brother, and sister who are still alive and breathing. But why do I not consider them my family? Although we share similar physical characteristics and genetics, our values and morals do not blend or interchange. Both my siblings and father have caused a lot of dilemmas and problems within the family such as excessive gambling and drinking. One problem that still exists, deals with the sixty thousand dollar robbery committed by someone who I no longer refer to as my sister, but as a criminal. She stole my mother’s money to do who knows what and till this day is still unresponsive and denies of the? theft when all evidence points to her. Family does not steal and lie from its members. Betrayal and dishonesty are qualities that do not belong in a family. Family is dependable and protects against the inhumanity within all people. Protection becomes susceptible to failure when an act of disloyalty starts from within. Although many people define a family by blood relations, an authentic family is one that does not inflict permanent pain and damage amongst its members. Acknowledging that a true family has problems, there also must be limits and boundaries. At the end of the day, family lives

My family has always been very close. We spend a great deal of time together and express our deep feelings and emotions with one another. If one of us has an issue, every member of the family is aware of it and shares the burden. When a person in the family does not share significant information about one’s life with the rest of the members, there is hurt feelings. Also, if a member cannot attend a family event, the family feels disappointed and misses the absent member. It is evident that connectedness is held as extremely valuable.

When I was 12 years old, people would always ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up and my answer was always the same; I want to be a professional football player. I was convinced at that age that was what I wanted to be so I trained extremely hard to make that dream come true. I ran extra after practice and worked on speed and agility drills at home to hone my skills. However, when I entered high school, my dream had changed. I no longer enjoyed football and I worried about what I was going to do with the rest of my life. I have always been fascinated with technology and have been curious as to how they function so in my sophomore year of high school, I finally decided that I wanted to be a computer engineer and this time, I will do whatever it takes to make this dream come true.

Family means many things to different people, yet the word itself can bring about a host of emotions from anyone who hears the word uttered. As a child growing up in the 60s and 70s the family dynamic was defined by the people we grew up with were related to by blood, and extended to the many family members of the different generations that made up the family unit.