How My Family Shaped Me

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Did your family mold you into the person you are today? While growing I have notice that my background influenced who I am. My family shaped me into the young man I am today. The things I have learned to such as morals and values are from my family. I am a representation of my family whether I believe it or not. The way I carry myself all has been embedded from my family. The environment where I grew up in also played a big role into my life. I do not think I would behave the same if I was around a different family. My family has several traditions. We try to plan an out of state trip every two years for a family reunion. So far we have traveled to fifth teen different states. While on the family reunion, we attended outings such as picnics, …show more content…
My grandfather and his brother had hearing loss since they were born. I do not have any hearing loss, but my sister has hearing loss since birth. My mother did not find out my sister had hearing loss until she was thirteen. My mother took her to many doctor appointments to try to see what was going on because she knew something was wrong. She took my sister to an Audiologists where they fitted her for hearing aids. Hearing aids are very expensive. Even with the hearing aids my sister experiences difficult hearing. As she proceed to get older her hearing percentage in her ear gotten …show more content…
My great grandfather and grandfather has hazel eyes. My grandmothers, mother and I have brown eyes. My father and grandfather has big lips and noses. My siblings have big noses and lips. I believe, I received my face dimpled from my grandmother and great mother because the both have dimples on both sides of their face. I have very bad vision, so does my grandparent and mother. I have astigmatism in both of my eyes. My family has a lot of conditions. To prevent myself from getting lung cancer, I go get frequent check ups. I do not smoke cigarettes. I try not to hang around other people that smoke. My aunt smokes when she comes over, but she smokes outside of the house. I am watching what I eat, and trying to workout frequently. When I have children and start a family, I 'm going to do everything in my power to prevent this things from happening. I will lead by example for my family to ensure the best for my

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