My Life As A Group Essay

A. Summarize any growth or change you experienced as a group.
At first, when we had started this course and got together as a “family”, it was very awkward at first, because no one knew each other and it was little difficult stepping into the “shoes” of both a child and motherly/fatherly figures. Yet, as the course progressed and the more we were able to discuss common issues and the aspects of a typical family, it suddenly became much more easier to relate to each other and work together. For example, at the time of our first assignment, where we had to determine what roles we would play in our family, Nadia, Tyler, and myself found it was very odd to consider the fact that Jeremiah and Shelby were our parents and find what level of respect …show more content…
For example, the day we were working on dealing with conflict, there was an issue with Tyler and her cell phone. She had been texting a boy too much and causing the bill to go up constantly. At first, it appeared that Tyler would get in trouble as soon as our parents (Jeremiah and Shelby) had found out, but instead they allowed Tyler to defend herself, because the situation wasn’t what it seemed to be. She had the opportunity to explain that her and the boy were just friends, and she did understand her excessive amount of messaging can affect us financially than what she had thought before, and she then apologized. Our parents took this into account and thanked her for being honest and they said that what they want for all of us is be to honest with each other and follow their expectations. This is how I can picture my ideal family functioning. Also, keeping Jesus in the center of the family is very important. We can do this by all of us having and close and real relationship with Christ, which means reading our bible daily, praying, and being aware that we must try our best to act as Jesus would each day of our lives. Family devotions is another thing we implemented and what I plan to implement in my real family later, because this brings the …show more content…
This way I was able to get to know the people in my family much better than what I had known about them before working together, and listen and respond to different opinions and perspectives about Marriage and Family. It was fun stepping out of reality for a class period and putting yourself into an ideal situation in life that we as a family could work on together. It was a glimpse of what an ideal life of Marriage and Family could look like in the near