Reflective Essay About Family

Family! Family! Family! Family can be a wonderful thing. It can be healthy or unhealthy. It can be functional or dysfunctional. Family means different things to different people. Some families are loving and close. Some families are mean, hateful, and distant. There are different types of relationships within a family unit. Relationships can be enmeshed, detached, or disengaged; these types of relationships are unhealthy. The family system can be open and homeostatic; these kinds of relationship are healthy. We are all born into different families with different situations. Sometimes life can be hard, with all of its facets and difficulties, and ups and downs. Looking at the past of one 's life can be a happy event for some, but for others, it can be tormenting to have to reminisce about the past.

There has never once been a moment in my life where my family was not there when I needed them. They have been there with me through my best times, worst times and times where I did not think I had anyone. As I got older, the more I come to the realization that people who say they will always be there for you are not always there for you. But if it is two in the morning or

Typically, when it comes to family, it can be a complete toss up on the type of family you have. Whether they are supportive and have your back or more self absorbed and afraid to show love and compassion, their family at the end of the day. My family is the most supportive factor in my life since they choose to be apart of it. They want to see me succeed and go on to do amazing things like most parents do. Knowing I have them to pick me up if I were to ever fall down helps me get through day by day. They help me to succeed and shaped me into the person I am today. My friends and family helped me to open my eyes and realize that not everything in life won’t be layed out

Family is the most important aspect of life. But, most families face many tragedies and mishaps that make them grow closer as a whole. It was a cold winter day when my family faced a huge mishap that we never thought would happen in one-hundred years. Before, my family is the kind of family that joke around a lot and like to have fun. You consider us a crazy family, and very rowdy. All that died down as one of my siblings were going through a tough time. My family failed to realize this because we never would worry about these types of situations. My younger sibling was attached to another young girl that they been dating for a while. Little did we know that puppy love came to an end and my younger sibling kept it to himself. His mistake was that he kept it to himself and didn't open up his fillings to the people who are closest to him. Our mistake is we failed to realize that he was going through such pain. A busy day was the usual in my house hold. My parents are always involved in helping out school events. I happen to be out of town during this cold, dark day, snowboarding with my girlfriend at red lodge ski resort. My parents never found it a problem leaving my younger siblings home alone because we lived so close to everything and w live in a good neighborhood. My younger brother happen to be the lucky one to have the house to himself this day.

The definition or meaning of the word family seems to differ from person to person depending on a person’s cultural values, experiences, and upbringings. A person’s significance of the word family impacts its meaning from an individual perspective. But collectively, the meaning of the word family is a psychological position, role, and relationship between two or more people. For some people, there are a set of expectations, commitments, and loyalties associated with the position or relationship. But for me, the definition of family, are those individuals related to me through my parents. Along with friends that have influenced my life in the past and continue to do so toward the future. I consider many of my friends from high school, college, and the military as part of my extended family. But I also believe that family members should hold a certain level of affection or love for each other. Moreover, the meaning of the term has evolved from being a genetic relationship to a mindset of many roles.

I twist my fork into the pile of noodles right in front of me in the classiest way possible. I stuff the noodles in my mouth and I'm shocked. These are way better than I ever thought. I stuff even more noodles into my mouth. After five minutes of not so classy eating, I realize that I embarrassed myself in front of my relatives. I look down in embarrassment, but my aunt looks happy. Maybe I'm worrying too much about keeping up a good image in front of my own relatives. Why am I so nervous in front of them? That’s a dumb question because I already know why. Even though they're my biological family, I don't feel a connection to them.

Family, when you hear that word what do you think? Most people will think of their siblings or parents, but family is more than that. A family is the people that help you grow up, learn, live, and much more. Your family is filled with people that we love the most and they create memories that last a lifetime.

”No one is ever born into Life alone. Everyone has shared the bond of family, at least at birth, and for many people it is a bond that will follow them throughout life. For many people it is the most important bond of all.”

No one can’t meet a family like mine’s. My family is well diversified. Every family member plays an important role in all my family’s lives. In my family, there are four people: my father, my mother, my little brother and me. My father is one who brings money home and is also responsible for organizing and planning family trips. My mother is the one who is in charge for making meals and makes sure everyone eats at the appropriate times. My little brother is the pet of the family. He actually doesn’t have any responsibilities, for he’s the pet. I am the rock of support in my family. I always go beyond my parents’ expectations. I also support my younger cousins and little brother, by being a role model that they can look up to. Another

Throughout the last sixteen weeks from going through this class I have learned a lot. I have learned that different there are many ways to write a paper or essay. There are many ways that the format of a paper as well. But between the two essays I have chosen are from week seven which was on hunting and why it wasn’t a cruel sport in my thoughts. My other essay I have chose was from week nine, that was about on holding a family together and what makes a family a whole.

ECFS 200Childhood Reflection Assignment I grew up in a small town in Eastern Washington close to the Idaho border. Being the first born, I spent my childhood years mostly at home and at my parents’ restaurant. I pretty much grew up in the restaurant; the employees that have been there since the beginning are basically my second family. I would spend most of my time in the restaurant while my parents worked, doing math problems or napping in the back office. Occasionally, I would be babysat by a friend of my parents that lived in the next town over. The town was about 10 minutes away and was convenient for my parents when they knew it was going to be a busy day at the restaurant. People would describe my childhood self as shy and quiet, yet very energetic. I think that my temperament, my diversity and culture that I grew up in, and the risk factors that came up in my childhood had an influence in shaping me into the person I am today. As Professor Clevenger-Bright stated in the lecture on family systems, there are three general temperaments: the “easy children”, the “difficult children”, and the “slow to warm up” (2016a). I feel like I grew up being in two different temperaments, and the two are the “slow to warm up” and the “easy children”. Being a shy and quiet child, I wasn’t always the first person to be really excited in a new environment. Especially when I started to go to preschool, I have heard many stories of the first few days of school when I wouldn’t stop crying until I threw up so that my parents had to take me

As a result of this assignment, my thinking has changed because I now understand that with the support of colleagues and a child’s family, it is possible to make a difference. As a teacher, I would not be able to do it alone. It is imperative that I get support from the child’s family because they can offer valuable information and ideas when finding strategies to help their child. I was very fortunate to select a focus child with a family that was so willing to work with me to help improve a behavior that I noticed their child was expressing. After getting to know H and her family, I have realized that my preconceived notions about them were completely wrong. H’s parents are very hard working people, but they make plenty of time for their family. I learned that their family is very adventurous. They really enjoy going hiking, skiing, and biking as a family. H also gets to have “mom days” where she gets to do a special activity with her mom. H enjoys these especially since her one year old brother has been around. I also figured that since H’s dad travels often, that it left her mom alone to raise the kids. While he is away, she gets help from his and her parents that live locally. It is true that H’s family is very wealthy, but I have gotten to truly know her as a person. At first I thought H would be a brat because of her parent’s wealth but it is the exact opposite.

My family is very important to my identity and to me. Lauryn londyn , my baby sister is my favorite sibling. I can't really say why maybe its because shes a baby or because she's the cutest baby in the world. She really affects my life because i feel like if it wasn't for her i wouldn't really bond with my other siblings. She brings my family together. When she walks or even try and talk everyone in the house wants to see. I wouldn't go in my parents room or come out my room if lauryn's not around. When she was a just a couple weeks old i would always go get her and put her in my room. I would always watch her, we would watch tv together, listen to music together, and eat together. She brings the good out of me.

In life we have four attachment styles which are secure, ambivalent, avoidant and disorganize attachment. As a child we might start forming up a secure attachment with our caregivers, parents, grandparents or our faster parents. That’s when we feel safe and know that our parents are there to watch over us. A secure attachment could also be when we start going to school and we know our parents will pick us up after school. Ambivalent attachment is when a child is confuse and doesn’t know what to expect from a parent.

For this project I spoke with three people who I think have really defined my life thus far. These people are my dad, my dad’s mom Maw-Maw, and my mom’s mom Nonnie.