topic really close to my heart. Being a woman raised by a working mother without the presence of her husband taught me how strong women can be. My story started being separated from my father when I was only two months old due to my father migrating to the United States. Leaving his family behind in the Dominican Republic was not an easy task. He came to the land of opportunities like many other families, looking to provide a better future for his children and wife. My father would write letters
Personal Issues Essay “Honor your father and your mother” the fifth of the Ten Commandments of God. Is placing my dear father in the nursing home at this time dishonoring him? We generally get into care giving for our elders because of our love for them. However, diseases such as dementia, Parkinson 's disease and strokes, can take such a huge toll on the elder that we barely recognize the personality of the person we are caring for. They can become so difficult to manage, care can be
It was my 5th grade ceremony at Anthony Burns Elementary School, and I was standing in line to get my certificate. The school’s principal called my name to accept my certificate for “AB Honor Roll” and “Excellence in Math.” I was looking into the massive crowd, and my mother, along with my Uncle Chris and Aunt Saundra, were cheering me on with jubilant faces. I remember how intense the moment was, and the overwhelming feeling’s of love i received; I was proud. As I made my way across the stage
unhealthy patterns that run in the family. When preparing my own genogram it was a difficult process to gain information on both sides of my family. I started with the basic information starting with my parents and siblings. Then when I started to expand out to the extending family it was tough due to I didn’t know much about my grandparent on both sides. To get detail information I had to ask my cousin from my father side and my aunt on my mother side. I didn’t get all the information I needed but
I interviewed my father, Reynaldo Martinez, who is a 53 year old Salvadoran immigrant and has lived in the United States for 33 years. I posed the topic question of how the treatment of Latinos and Hispanics have changed over his time in the United States, and if it has gotten worse or better. His overall view was that the current political and social environment can sometimes be harsh right now to Latinos, and in his opinion discrimination towards them has gotten worse. He said, “I think there’s
Dialectical tensions are essentially the opposing forces of which a relationship works. Every relationship you are involved in should have tension and issues, it’s natural. I have many personal relationships where dialectical tensions are present. By studying interpersonal relationships and the different dialectical tensions, I have realized that I apply the different tensions on a daily basis without even knowing. By growing up with divorced parents, who do not particularly get along, I have had
ideology of the nuclear family shape clashed with my family’s more extended and traditional family structure, and upon arrival to the United States from Korea, initially resulted in opaque gendered behavior and thinking along with muddled male and female constructs. As the family’s stay continued, the idea and shape of the nuclear family began to whittle away at my grandparents’ and father’s initial ideals, albeit at a different pace. As a result of my grandparents directing joining the workforce and
our families? My really great friend from Earlimart Elementary School has been in multiple family conflicts and blames herself every time her parents get into a verbal fight. People shouldn’t blame themselves if the conflict doesn’t apply to them, for example, my best friend’s parents would fight over money. Obviously, this conflict absolutely had anything to do with her; therefore, but it made her feel guilty because she couldn’t do anything about it. She suffered several health issues that caused
their father. A father is supposed to be the first man his daughter ever loves. The first hero his son ever has. A man the kids can look up to and always have for support. When kids are young they don't know right from wrong, they learn that based on the actions of others. They base how they act on those they look up to. Inconstancy can cause for major heartbreak, that cant always be fixed. In this poem by Theodore Roethke it talks about a young boy dancing in the kitchen with his father who has
Introduction Therapy has never been once considered in my life. The stigma, the reputation, and the negative view I have stored up has allowed me to only judge the field. However, after taking Human Services/Counseling 380 and Abnormal Psychology 341 this semester, my perspective on therapy and treatment has completely changed. Although it is unfortunate to know that there are some therapies and treatment approaches that may not work, it is also fascinating to know that it is very effective in curing