In the article, “Examining commitment and relational maintenance in formal youth mentoring relationships” relational maintenance has seven different characteristics: assurances, openness, positivity, sharing tasks, social networks, advice, conflict management (Gettings and Wilson, 2014, pg. 1095). Through relational maintenance, a family can prevent the relationship from spiraling downward and help guide themselves to a healthy life. A family does not have to put in too much thought into relational …show more content…
When he was home, he was always outside feeding the animals, so I wouldn’t see him until the night. This lead to a very distant relationship with my father as I was growing up. Now, I understand. After being able to meet my dad’s father, I was able to understand why my father is so distant. He never received any affection from his father and my father was born into a whole different culture than I was. My father works hard and I know that he loves each and one of us. He just has a different way of expressing