Family Genogram Analysis

Everyone has their own way of describing their family. I’m sure we all experience our definition of a “crazy” sibling, aunt, or grandparents, but we all have our own story to tell. Each side of my parent’s family has had their fair share of problems, we have also come together in times of need. Isn’t that what family is for? For my family genogram, I presented my closest family that I still speak to, or the family that I believe is most important. I presented each of my parent’s siblings, parents, and their first marriages. Each family also has their own secrets, and traditions that they share. My genogram can clearly show where a source of the problem prevails. Beginning with my mother’s family, her biological mother Flora was a very important influence in her life. She died at a very young age of colon cancer, and left her husband (my grandpa) with four kids to raise on his own. The four children my mother being one of them, includes my two uncles and one …show more content…
It can change your views, your hopes and dreams. The most important ones have the biggest impact in our lives. The relationship with my father has impacted to be the opposite. I have made a promise to myself to not only have a healthier lifestyle, but to also strive to be more patient and understanding. I’ve also stopped and realized that it is important to understand other people’s needs sometimes before your own, instead of always putting yourself first. My sister has been the first person I can always run to. Her and my father have never had a strong relationship since he came into the picture, so it’s easy to run to her. It’s also easier because she knew him before I was born, so she understands what I go through. I have taken into consideration many of the rules and things I was restricted to growing up to enforce on my own children. Things such as curfew, only accepting A’s and B’s, restricting the amount of sugar/ intake of