Cultural Differences In Family Analysis

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Throughout a family, their are going to be differences that are going to shape for future generations. These differences could consist of cultures, Humor, boundaries, and honesty with the freedom of expression. Family members are going to have to accept each other 's differences if they are going to be close with one another to have a relationship.
My great grandmother of my grandmothers side, whom I addressed to as GeeGee, was from Warners NY. She was a very humorous person, and always voiced her opinion. She was one of seventeen children. After her mother passed away from a car accident, GeeGee had been given the responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings. She also never drove a vehicle day in her life, and died from old age in
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They were also farmers for their whole lives which gave my family the respect and understanding of farmers. My great grandma was not the most humorous person. She was very monotone and took everything seriously. Many believed this was because of hurtfulness and loneliness. In my great grandparents time together, they had three children, twin girls, and my grandfather. My great grandfather died at just the age forty two from a heart attack, and my great grandpa died from old age in her early …show more content…
Money became more of an issue because my father didn’t always pay child support. He actually got a girlfriend, and moved away to North Carolina, only keeping in touch with joseph, and john. Sometimes he would call or text message me on holidays, and my birthday. The only time he comes home is for Christmas. When I was in ninth grade, my mother got together with a man named Jamie. When I was a senior in high school, they had a baby boy together. Unlike my father, Jamie supported and accepted Troy and the rest of us as his own, and does anything he can do to support our family.
Throughout my whole family, boundaries have its differences. Yaya, and papa have little to no boundaries as to who they let in, and who they do not. Although they have to be that way in order for them to succeed in their Ambit business. As opposed to Yaya, my mother 's boundaries are completely closed. The means of having autistic children more than likely plays a big part in this to keep them safe and away from the discrimination of the outside world. Boundaries set by myself, are very selective. They are more so closed, until I have been given a reason as to why I should open them for the

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