Family of Origin
My family of origin appears to be the stereotypical American dream structure. It consists of four immediate family members my mom, dad, and older brother. Growing up my mom did not work, and my dad did. When I was younger my family and I were fairly close, but now as we have grown up into different seasons of life our family dynamic has changed dramatically. Overall I had a healthy upbringing in most areas, and not in some. For the most past it has impacted me positively, but like all families we have some major flaws.
Meet the Family
My Mom definitely is the one in charge in our family. She is very hardworking and can be extremely sensitive some days. Overall she is as hard as a rock, she builds up many walls around her. Making it a rare occasion for when she actually opens up, this masks how anxious she actually can be. The majority of the time she can be fairly positive, but I would most likely categorize her as a pessimist. In conversations she is fairly quick to point out …show more content…
There are some things we know about, but never talk about though. Like my dad’s problem with alcohol, my brother’s depression. Then there’s one I found out about when I was about ten years old. I have always loved looking at pictures, and one day when I was home alone for an hour I was looking through one of my Great Aunt Roseanne’s albums. Now when my parents were married they had their wedding at the courthouse with only two random sailors as the witnesses. So when I found a wedding album of my mom in a wedding dress, and a wedding invitation with some other man’s name on it that was not my dad’s I knew something was up. So when my mom came home I asked her about it, and she finally told me she was married right after she graduated high school to her old boyfriend. But after ten years of marriage she knew he was never really going to grow up. This is probably the one thing in my family that was actually a secret to me so
My family of origin appears to be the stereotypical American dream structure. It consists of four immediate family members my mom, dad, and older brother. Growing up my mom did not work, and my dad did. When I was younger my family and I were fairly close, but now as we have grown up into different seasons of life our family dynamic has changed dramatically. Overall I had a healthy upbringing in most areas, and not in some. For the most past it has impacted me positively, but like all families we have some major flaws.
Meet the Family
My Mom definitely is the one in charge in our family. She is very hardworking and can be extremely sensitive some days. Overall she is as hard as a rock, she builds up many walls around her. Making it a rare occasion for when she actually opens up, this masks how anxious she actually can be. The majority of the time she can be fairly positive, but I would most likely categorize her as a pessimist. In conversations she is fairly quick to point out …show more content…
There are some things we know about, but never talk about though. Like my dad’s problem with alcohol, my brother’s depression. Then there’s one I found out about when I was about ten years old. I have always loved looking at pictures, and one day when I was home alone for an hour I was looking through one of my Great Aunt Roseanne’s albums. Now when my parents were married they had their wedding at the courthouse with only two random sailors as the witnesses. So when I found a wedding album of my mom in a wedding dress, and a wedding invitation with some other man’s name on it that was not my dad’s I knew something was up. So when my mom came home I asked her about it, and she finally told me she was married right after she graduated high school to her old boyfriend. But after ten years of marriage she knew he was never really going to grow up. This is probably the one thing in my family that was actually a secret to me so