My Family Life

In between the two world wars, America suffered from hunger and unemployment. This all happened because of the huge economic crisis, which struck the whole world in 1929. It is not unusual that this type of crisis can lead man into alcoholism and gambling, and quickly, a whole family can be on the edge of destruction.

I have been taking care of my younger sister Mackayla since I was 10 years old. We have a seven year age difference, and my mom often tells me that I am like a third parent to her. Both of our parents work long hours so most of the time it is just me and her at home, except on weekends. Most children see summer as a time to go out with friends and to the beach and amusement parks, etc. My summers ever since I was 10 years old have consisted of watching Mackayla. Our days would consist of waking up early to watch "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" on NBC, in which Mackayla would always sing along to the theme song, making breakfast for her and I, making sure she brushed her teeth, washed her face. I would also work hard to keep her entertained for

When I was a young girl my Uncle Brian passed, his death leaving a drastic impact on my family. But the thing that affected my family the most was that his wife took away all we had left of my uncle, my younger cousin. Family relationships have always been a very significant part of my childhood and having one of our own taken from us, added just another hardship to our lives.

“ HELP!HELP!SOMEBODY LIFT THE COUCH!”,my mom screeched for the umpteenth time today. “Why do I even bother trying to relax?”, I ask myself as I dragged my feet into the living room to see what all the commotion was about. As I turned the corner I immediately burst into laughter. My whole family looks at me like I’m crazy. Then I started getting aches in my chest. This moment reminded me of something that happened almost everyday in this house.

This is a story about my sister Autumn having a baby boy named Steven. She lived in Jonesboro Arkansas with us all at home. Just her, my sister Breanna, my baby sister Jasmine, mom and dad. My mom is very kindhearted, enthusiastic, sweet, grateful, and caring. She is there to help us through everything. My dad is also as outstanding as my mom because he is very kind-hearted, courageous, strong, skillful, and extremely amusing. He is also there for everyone; makes the family smile, laughs, and cheering when we are down. He provides the truth through us even if it is not what we really want to hear, but that’s how our parents are, and always will be. But, besides our family, we lived in a big white house that didn’t have a really big yard, three bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, and living room. And on the outside of the house in Jonesboro, it is really busy and lots of traffic but most of the traffic is at five o'clock rush hour. It is a really busy town and a big town. But It has always just been us and that is just the way we have always lived. I had my own room, my sister Breanna and Autumn shared a room because my sister Autumn decides she was going to be moving out soon, and my parents shared a room. And my baby sister put her stuff in there room to but my baby sister slept where ever she passed out at. Also, we would all just hang around have fun at the house and everything but then one day My oldest sister said she needed to talk to us that night so we all were in the

My family of origin includes my mother, my maternal grandmother, my maternal grandfather, and my uncle. I do not consider my father or half-sisters as part of my family of origin due to their absence in my life. My family of origin includes patterns observed within the genogram and apparent during my life which has not been overlooked. My family of origin dynamic was filled with support and love and was built based on the resilience of my grandparents who suffered trauma in their lives and on my mother who was determined to do all that she could despite my father’s absence.

In the year of 2008, my grandma passed away. My family had a feeling she was gonna leave us one day but not so soon. She was the most caring and loving women that I ever met in my life. My whole life I called her “Grandma K” for her being my dad’s mom. Seeing her go was a lot for me take on with me being only eight years old. I couldn’t understand on why she had to leave. I would ask my parent’s “Why did she have to go so soon?” they would continue to tell me she’s in a better place now.

Life is made up of duties, and responsibilities. One must factor in "me" time is to stay healthy. I faces many day-to-day responsibilities that I must complete or remember for work, and family life. I try my best to put my family first. There are daily tasks of keeping in shape and cleanliness. This would include my daily tasks which are laundry, washing dishes, sweeping, and cooking. "There also must do tasks as well, like paying bills, making sure the kids homework is completed and ready for bed.

One of the hardest things about beginning this writing has been trying to narrow down what part of my mother’s life I would try to write about. A quick version of my mother’s story, born in Fayette, Mississippi, while in the adjoining room her grandmother for whom she was named, Mollie, went to her eternal rest. In the words of Jasleen Kaur Gumber, Grandmother Mollie: “A flame that flickered, and a soul that whimpered”, My mother: “A candle that blazed, and a fragrance that raised.”

For me, having a big family is a lifetime full of love, happiness, and struggles. One out of the three most magnificent moments of my life, my kids and I were playing at the park and that's when I experienced love at first sight with a man named Paul. He had three daughters with him that were instant friends with my two sons. This was the day where my family grew from three to seven. I remember the very certain day in January since it is going to be our first anniversary this upcoming year of 2018. After a break up with my kid's father, I thought I'd never find a man that would love my two kids and I. Every day, I asked my grandmother, who I called Nana, up in heaven if she could send a good man my way to love and cherish my kid's and I, and then one day my she answered my prayer. When my spouse and his daughters came into my life, they filled the hole that was missing from my heart when my Nana passed away and my life felt like I was back to normal. His daughters are the little girls I always had wanted because I tied my tubes after my second son was born so I am not able to have any more children. My family of seven started in 2012 with my firstborn son, Shane.

When i was younger i always believed that i would have the ideal family. Unfortunately that changed the moment when my mom and and dad got a divorce. At that time i was 10 years old, i didn't really understand what was going on but i knew it wasn't good. The reason they were getting a divorce was because my mom found out that my dad was having an affair.

For the first 9 years of my life I was the youngest of 3 siblings. At the age of 6 my parents separated and that is where some of my life struggles began. Both my mom and dad are extremely loving and nurturing people; however, they had a tendency to triangulate the three of us kids in regards to who gets who, when, and all those fun things that come with divorce. The schedule I was on for most of my childhood was Tuesdays and every other weekend with my dad and the rest with my mom. I grew resentful of this as I got older because I felt that it should be more even and that didn’t change until I was well into high school and made the decision to change the schedule for myself. Then when I was 9 years old my mom had a little baby girl. Long story short, my little sisters father is in her life now but wasn’t for the first year or so. This was hard for me at first because I didn’t fully understand the situation, but regardless of my understanding the love I had/have for my little sister was/is unconditional. Even though there is quite an age gap between my younger sister and us three older siblings, we are all still very close. Before my mom had my little sister she was a paraprofessional at our elementary school, and then after she had her she started doing daycare. My dad finished his degree in business and economics and he has sold insurance my whole life. While my mom always had struggles with money, my dad usually did not. Both of my parents taught me hard work ethics and I

My family, friends, and teachers have all nurtured my character, in one way or another. There are some experiences, however that seem to stand out a little more. They seem to be at the tip of my mind. The memories of a loving grandmother who makes me laugh, the one who keeps me going, one who demonstrates a love like no other. In my years, I have seen her invest in an abundance of people. She has led some to Christ. For others, she has offered her hands and feet, in times of need. As for me, she has given pieces of herself. She has shown me what it is to be a servant, she has given me a sense of adventure, and has taught me to never take what I have for granted.

Family is important, including your ancestors. Your family history can say a lot about your current position in society. Society has a way of classifying people into groups based on resources known as stratification. Social stratification as defined by the book “refers to how individuals and groups are layered and ranked in society according to their access to and possession of valued resources” (Ballantine, Roberts, and Korgen 2018). After talking to my dad and mom about my family history I got a better idea as to where my family is on the social class ladder and I was able to see how my ancestors lives shaped my life in some ways that can be understood from a sociological perspective.

When I was growing I was taught that family is what brings people together, that family is everything and in my case that is just not true. For starters my family used to get along great when I was just a little kid but then things started changing. Change for better or for worse is questionable as at the time I felt horrible, but now it feels like the best thing to happen to me.