FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Overall, Shelby has a healthy relationship with both her parents. She went through some of the normal teenage angst, but never felt like she couldn’t come to her parents in a time of need. She talks to them daily about her life and now as an adult, asks them about their lives. As she gets older, her beliefs on religion and politics become more different from those of her parents, which can be a source of tension. However, they do their best to remain polite and open minded towards each other 's opinions.
Jenni’s relationship with her parents has changed throughout the years. Growing up, especially in her teenage years, she was very hostile towards Joe and Jennifer. She did not like the rules they put in place and rebelled …show more content…
Shelby often reverts to displacement when she is under stress or has an unpleasant feeling. For example, last week after she had a tough day at work where her boss made an unkind comment to her, she went home and without acknowledging the root cause of her uneasy feeling, laid into her fiance for leaving dirty dishes in the sink.
Shelby’s father and sister, Maggie, often reverts to denial. When they are under stress or feeling uneasy they completely reject the thought or feeling rather than confronting them. For example, when Joe’s sister died recently, he did not want to talk about it with anyone and was very withdrawn at the funeral. When Jennifer asked him the day after the funeral how he was doing he replied, “I’m doing great, why wouldn’t I?” And when Maggie was failing three out of her 5 classes, she acted like nothing was wrong. She even asked to go out with friends over the weekend instead of working on her school …show more content…
The back and heart problems started with Joe’s father and travelled down through Joe, and onto his two daughters, Shelby and Maggie. Joe’s father has suffered three heart attacks and has needed open-heart surgery. Joe has experienced early signs of heart disease and his daughter Maggie, has been diagnosed with Wolf parkinson white syndrome. It seems that back issues also come from Joe’s father. He and his son Joe have both suffered multiple slipped disks and needed surgery to correct them. Shelby has experienced two breaks in her vertebrae and needed a surgery to correct them. And lastly, both Jennifer and Maggie have sensitivities to gluten and
Overall, Shelby has a healthy relationship with both her parents. She went through some of the normal teenage angst, but never felt like she couldn’t come to her parents in a time of need. She talks to them daily about her life and now as an adult, asks them about their lives. As she gets older, her beliefs on religion and politics become more different from those of her parents, which can be a source of tension. However, they do their best to remain polite and open minded towards each other 's opinions.
Jenni’s relationship with her parents has changed throughout the years. Growing up, especially in her teenage years, she was very hostile towards Joe and Jennifer. She did not like the rules they put in place and rebelled …show more content…
Shelby often reverts to displacement when she is under stress or has an unpleasant feeling. For example, last week after she had a tough day at work where her boss made an unkind comment to her, she went home and without acknowledging the root cause of her uneasy feeling, laid into her fiance for leaving dirty dishes in the sink.
Shelby’s father and sister, Maggie, often reverts to denial. When they are under stress or feeling uneasy they completely reject the thought or feeling rather than confronting them. For example, when Joe’s sister died recently, he did not want to talk about it with anyone and was very withdrawn at the funeral. When Jennifer asked him the day after the funeral how he was doing he replied, “I’m doing great, why wouldn’t I?” And when Maggie was failing three out of her 5 classes, she acted like nothing was wrong. She even asked to go out with friends over the weekend instead of working on her school …show more content…
The back and heart problems started with Joe’s father and travelled down through Joe, and onto his two daughters, Shelby and Maggie. Joe’s father has suffered three heart attacks and has needed open-heart surgery. Joe has experienced early signs of heart disease and his daughter Maggie, has been diagnosed with Wolf parkinson white syndrome. It seems that back issues also come from Joe’s father. He and his son Joe have both suffered multiple slipped disks and needed surgery to correct them. Shelby has experienced two breaks in her vertebrae and needed a surgery to correct them. And lastly, both Jennifer and Maggie have sensitivities to gluten and