My Father And Family: Growing Up With A Childhood

When I think back to my childhood the first thing I recall is my mother. She was outside sitting on our front porch, she did this many times to just sit and relax and enjoy the nice country weather outside. But this time she had a look on her face, a look of sadness that I haven’t seen before. She was upset crying and usually she did not allow us to see her crying or upset. I just remember feel sad for my mother, but still comfort in knowing she was there. I was close with my mother and felt our bound was different then I seen from friends of mine. Sociologists would consider our relationship gemeinschaft. My mother grew up on farm and she knew about sewing clothing, milking cows, and a lot of hard work. She was one of six children, …show more content…
This became a very interesting family dynamic, everyone still ask what it is like growing up with a twin brother. This lifestyle of ours became a symbolic interactionist. Growing up with a twin as a sibling you always had a friend, a companion, someone who you knew would always be on your side. We developed this lifestyle of being with family became our norm. If we were with friends we both would be there sometimes and it never seems odd. To our friends, I know I have seen their discomfort with us being together. I had a friend once reference that if my family was around then no one else seem to get notice. As to say that my family took the spotlight over others, and in a way I would say they were correct. I would say this reminds me of a cultural relativism, my family was my life, and we did everything …show more content…
I have a blended family, my spouse has two children from a previous marriage and we have two children together. This makes for a very interesting family issues and complex situations at times. I would say we have a positive relationship since we both have the same goals in mind for us and the children’s needs. We both care about our health and being healthy to show how important this is to our children. Both our parents are not that fit or concerned about healthy lifestyle, this concerns both us. We see our parents having a negative relationship with eating and their