The family that I was born into has had a dramatic impact on the person that I am today. Obviously the people themselves have had a dramatic impact on who I am as a person, but the structure of my family has also shaped who I’ve become more than anyone I know personally. When I was three years old my parents got divorced. I don 't remember them being married because I was too young when they separated, but in the long run, not remembering them together has helped me through the experience. For me, a nuclear family wasn 't natural because divorce was the only thing that I knew. Once I matured I realized that all my friends had nuclear families, but fortunately this realization happened after the time that I needed to adapt to the separation. There have been
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Apollo example, if you obey one ,then the other will be angry at you, and at a young age it was detrimental to have my parent be angry with me. The second miscommunication is a more subtle one, which includes my parents aspirations for what they wanted me to be. They both lived vicariously through me, but had different hopes for themselves when they were children. My father wanted me to be a star athlete so I would be able to play in college and potentially obtain a scholarship. My mother wanted me to excel in school, which is most definitely a virtue, but tough when your father prioritizes sports. I had trouble picking which to prioritize because if I started to do poorly in either, I would disappoint one of my parents. Even though my parents have had a large impact on who I am today, there is much more to me than what my family has influenced. The social influences that I had been exposed to have been both promoted me to grow as a person while also restricting me from changing. This includes a few different, but equally important forces which have made me who I am. These forces include my region, social class, status, race, and religion . Although they are each unique. they are all linked to one
Apollo example, if you obey one ,then the other will be angry at you, and at a young age it was detrimental to have my parent be angry with me. The second miscommunication is a more subtle one, which includes my parents aspirations for what they wanted me to be. They both lived vicariously through me, but had different hopes for themselves when they were children. My father wanted me to be a star athlete so I would be able to play in college and potentially obtain a scholarship. My mother wanted me to excel in school, which is most definitely a virtue, but tough when your father prioritizes sports. I had trouble picking which to prioritize because if I started to do poorly in either, I would disappoint one of my parents. Even though my parents have had a large impact on who I am today, there is much more to me than what my family has influenced. The social influences that I had been exposed to have been both promoted me to grow as a person while also restricting me from changing. This includes a few different, but equally important forces which have made me who I am. These forces include my region, social class, status, race, and religion . Although they are each unique. they are all linked to one