Descriptive Essay About Family

A mother, a father, a sister, a brother- they are all family. However, they are not family because they have similarly structured nucleic acids. They are family because of a more intimate bond, one that extends to friends, teachers, and pets. Family cares for one and wants to see one succeed and find happiness in all one does. Family gives one a reason to live.
I realized how truly expansive the term family was when Guacamole, the most delightful golden lab to ever step paw on this earth, became a part of mine. When I was six years old, I remember my father treading into the house from work in no unusual manner. I glanced at him, expecting to see only his drained expression hidden under a monstrous pile of paperwork. However, amidst …show more content…
I remember having trouble believing the words coming out of his mouth. Not until I opened the front door after school and failed to hear Guac’s high-pitched bark did it hit me. When I was sitting alone, swamped in homework and expecting Guac to jump on to my bed- it hit me then too. Eventually, I learned how to get through the day without him. My parents never brought home another dog, and the subject was altogether avoided. I often wondered why Guacamole’s death was so hard for me. I have come to the conclusion that Guacamole was family. He was family because he loved me and cared for me and I felt the exact way about …show more content…
For example, my dance teachers, Mrs. Monique and Mrs. Megan, are family to me. Since I was three years old, they instructed me, five days a week, forty weeks a year. Kudos to their impeccable teaching, for my then flailing and uncoordinated self now possesses a little more control. I know they want the best for me, and I can talk to them about any matter, from even the most trivial subjects to those that have the potential to change the course of my life. During the Nutcracker season, long and strenuous hours of practice await my fellow dancers and me. Mrs. Megan and Mrs. Monique point out every last flaw, making some of my lowest moments with them. However, I know that it is only to make the studio and me a better team and a better dancer. On the contrary, I have shared some of the best moments of my life at that dance studio. Mrs. Megan and Mrs. Monique are incredible people, and all of my fellow dancers make me laugh until my abs hurt for a wonderful reason. I have gone through so much with Mrs. Megan, Mrs. Monique, and my fellow dancers that I know we are