Adult Attachment Interview Essay

Adult Attachment Interview During my childhood, I experienced a fair amount of ups and downs. I had a happy and joyful childhood up until the age of six or seven. I was raised by my grandmother, aunt, and mother in China while my father was working in the United States. The five years where I was raised in China before I immigrated to the United States are where my fondest memories are stored. I was very close to my mother growing up but also my aunt and grandmother. They lived in the same house and took care of me just as much as my mother did. I was raised with love and affection by all three of them and was very content in their care. I was not as close to my father as my mother simply because he was working in another country and the only contact I had with him was through the phone. During my childhood, my parents were very strict and implemented strict rules into our household during my entire childhood. However, I also had a lot of freedom to …show more content…
I want my child to be able to see things from others’ perspectives and feel empathy for others. Although the circumstances I faced when I was younger was not ideal and caused me to face many hardships, I should have been more understanding and empathetic during that time. I believe that I had a secure attachment to my mother and an avoidant attachment to my father in my early childhood. My mother was always emotionally attuned and available whenever I needed her and was extremely open and caring. As a result, I have developed the sense of caring for others and being confident in my independence. My attachment to my father would be considered avoidant because he was not emotionally available to me and constantly shut me down. I was not very close to him and his actions made me a more independent person that relied more on myself than on