My Family : Growing Up In A Dysfunctional Family

In todays world there are at least 1 Billion families. Which means there has to be at least 1 Billion family traditions. Family traditions can be many different things but my family traditions all can relate back to dysfunctionalism. There are more dysfunctional families in the united states than normal families. More than 50% of happiness comes from dysfunctional families and still, the celebrate Birthdays, Religious Holidays and Casual Holidays . Can you imagine Holidays being the root of our happiness.

“People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life,” - (Bo Bennett). In today’s society dysfunctional homes have been a major issue in the United States. Many people hope that once they leave home, they will leave their family and their childhood problems behind. However, many people find that they experience similar problems, as well as similar feelings and relationship patterns, long after they have left the family environment. In the eyes of Americans today, children grow up in family environments which help them feel worthwhile, valuable, and appreciated by their family. According to experts at University of Illinois,“Ideally, children grow up in family environments which help them feel worthwhile

My family consists of my mom, dad, two sisters, and one brother. I am the youngest child of the family. With my siblings being a good deal older than me, I tended to feel left out when they got to do things that I didn’t. The age gap left me feeling like an outsider sometimes. As we grew older, the bond between us grew much, much stronger. I think of my siblings more like friends now. They are people that I can tell

A dysfunctional family is a group of people usually related by some means, not always necessarily by blood, in which conflict, misbehavior, maltreatment and neglecting create a hostile life for its members. To explain this idea better we will see the definition of family, the differences between a healthy and a dysfunctional family; their characteristics and behavioral patterns. Some examples will help us examine this issue better, taking us to discuss the different factors that contribute to the formation of such families, along with its consequences in today’s society.

Both of my parents worked blue-collar jobs, my father was a firefighter and my mother worked in a hospital cafeteria. Both of my parents were very loving and caring, but also respectable and not afraid to instill discipline when required. I was the middle child, my older brother is a half brother from my mom’s previous marriage and my younger brother was in his infancy and toddler stage. My older brother was in his late teenage years and preparing to finish high school. He was very active with sports during those years and would try to teach me to play football or soccer with him. I had lots of friends growing up during this period of my life and spent the majority of my time out doors with them after school and on the

There are many different types of rites of passage into adulthood in the world. There are certain rituals, traditions, processes, ceremonies, and even some things that we do not even think about. They differ throughout all families. Every family has their rites of passage even if they do not know it. For some people, just turning 18 is the rite of passage to adulthood. For others, like the Sateré-Mawé tribe, have a special ceremony. At the age of 13, they have a ceremony called the Bullet Ant Ceremony, which they must show their strength while they are being stung by Bullet Ants.

Families, as units, are extremely complex and vary drastically from one another. A person might be under the impression that his or her own family is nothing special, especially if they are accustomed to their family’s routines. After analyzing my own family through the sociological lenses of an assortment of scholars, it is now clear that it is not as simple as it seems. Sociologically analyzing my family through the divorces that have occurred in my life makes it clear that divorce can have an impact on a variety of family dynamics, such as my parents and their jobs and domestic duties, the amount of involvement they have with their friends and family, as well as my financial dependence on my parents.

Every family has their own individual problems that they deal with; no family is perfect. Children go through abuse, witness their parents abuse alcohol and drugs, and experience abandonment causing them not to feel loved. Unfortunately for the child, experiencing these things puts them more at risk for repeating the cycle, and going down the same path that their parents did. The focus of this literature review is to determine how the cycle of family dysfunction can be broken. As I searched for supporting articles the articles that stuck out to me were the ones that dealt with the causes of family dysfunction and the ways to help break the cycle of family dysfunction.

By looking at my parents’ gross incomes you’d see that we are a somewhat financially stable family. Because of my parents’ incomes I do not qualify for scholarships such as the Daniels Fund and the Horatio Alger scholarship. But, what these awards don’t take into account is medical need. As you can imagine, a rare vascular malformation isn’t exactly the cheapest disorder to possess. My KTS has provided me with a lifetime of medical need which includes check-ups, possible surgeries, compression garments, etc. My parents have provided me with the best possible health care since I was a child, but unfortunately they do not have the means to help me pay for college. I’ve always known they will not be able to help me pay for college so over the

My mother had house rules we all had to adhere to before we could go outside to play. The main rule was to complete our chores right after school. The house chores consisted of cleaning the house, cooking dinner, ironing and washing clothes. We were given these chores to help the house run more smoothly while my mother worked. My mother worked at the local school cafeteria which was a tedious job because she was on her feet all day, but she did what she had to do to provide for her family. Although my father was not there, my mom taught each one of us the importance of working hard for what you want in life. Growing up, we may not have everything we desired, but my mother made sure we had everything we required. As far as my siblings, I enjoyed growing up with my brothers and sisters. My two oldest siblings were from my mothers’ previous marriage. We did not see them much coming up because they both joined the Army and moved. The rest of my siblings and I remained extremely close until my mother passed away. After she passed away we appeared to drift apart. Sometimes I yearn for the closeness my siblings and I had growing up. Even though we often fought amongst ourselves, we had closeness and a unity that I truly crave. We didn’t just accompany my mother to

The percentage of military veterans seeking help for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has increased from 4% in 2006 to 12% in 2010 (Palinkas and Link 386). Too often combat veterans are discharged and left struggling with their drastically changed lives. PTSD also affects other people who are in the veterans’ lives. It is necessary that our country acknowledge the severity of PTSD and offer accessible help to veterans and their families.

I was sad to think that we were separating but then surprised in finding out that they were living two houses down from me. But since then, life has been different and for the better. I was in middle school and had the opportunity to grow in a different environment from them. As we grew apart, I became a more independent, diverse person and developed other interests. I left behind that competitive drive towards them and developed a work ethic that depended on my achievement rather than on others. Since I was seperated from my cousins, I started getting closer with my older sister. She has impacted my life by getting me involved in a youth group at a Baptist church near my house, which led to my first experiences of community service. I was a quiet person and she helped open me up to become more involved in our community by introducing me to this group. With them, I have built friendships through attending services and events such as feeding the homeless and renovating a foster home. With them, I’ve learned the joys of helping those in need. I continued to take part in similar events in high school when I joined Red Cross and CSF, which allowed me to help in blood drives and door-to-door can collecting. My sister also convinced me to try out for the school’s dance team my junior year and after making it, I have learned to keep my

In the midst of a feuding family, I was constantly stressed. After my parents’ divorce, my mom removed herself from the lives of my brother TJ and me, and my father practically raised us on hatred and judgment towards my grandparents. This environment created major conflicting feelings and caused me to develop maturity at a young age, but the story doesn’t end here.

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

Now for the part we're all waiting for, the siblings. My oldest sibling Daniel (32), this is one of the three siblings that totally excluded themselves out of the family. Right out of high school he closed all contact from my Dad and all the kids that still resided with him. Needless to say, I am the only kid that hasn’t talked to him. Next, Chase (30) I have a very distinct relationship with him only because when I look and talk to him it feels like I’m talking to my Dad. Like my Dad, he chooses his favorite siblings and the specific ones he wants to have a relationship with and like you can guess I’m not included in that group. Three years ago Chase decided to get into drugs and misuse them and I talked to him asking if his life was that bad that he had to turn to heroin for an escape and he just sat there with no response that is the one conversation that will stick with me till I die. Now the second most impactful sibling Rochelle(29) she gets me through thick and thin when it comes to my parents and calms me down when I need it the most. She has made me who I am and will always be by my side till I die. She has been in a total of six car totaling accidents since my birth because she suffers from Schizencephaly which is a rare birth defect where slits or clefts are formed in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain and causes her to have periodic seizures. Next, we hit Cole (27) my relationship could be stronger but it's not weak. I only see him maybe once or twice every