Personal Narrative: A Healthy Communication In My Family

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First in for most, I am the youngest of three. My oldest sister was the person who wanted to work to help out around the house. Instead of going to college, she wanted to work a full time job, to give us extra support. My brother on the other hand graduated high school, and is currently still attending college. My brother also took on the role of “the man of the house” at a young age. My mom always worked hard to support our family, it was never a time where she didn’t do anything for us. Besides working full time, my mom also attend school as well. Overall, these are the roles that my family members took on as I was growing up. Growing up, I would say my family had boundaries that allowed for healthy communication. It was always just me, my brother, and mom. My mother had pretty strict rules regarding what time we come in, our school work, respecting adults, and etc. I would consider her getting upset when one of us didn’t say yes ma’am or no sir apart of healthy communication. Why? Because she made it beyond clear that it is a must for us to use our manners at all time, no matter the situation. My mom made everything clear for me and my siblings, she was strict when she had to be, and was very understanding when it came to …show more content…
The car wreck took place on the highway, when my brother was headed back to school. He called us stating that he has been in this horrible car wreck, and that his car was immediately announced a total lost. My family instantly panicked and wondered if he was okay or not? My brother told us that one car hit him and that made his car spin. Also he said that once he spun around, another car hit him again. We approached this situation very cautious at first, I mean who wouldn’t? Once we saw that he was okay, we just felt really relieved. Bur throughout the entire process we handled the situation by praying to God that my brother was

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