My Family Definition Essay

My personal definition of family is simple, but yet complex. I believe that a person’s family is not limited to only the people that are related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption. Family also includes the people who are close enough to be considered a part of a person’s family. Those people could be roommates, best friends, pastors, teammates, etc., and be considered a part of a person’s family if that person is close enough to them.
My family of origin consists of my mother, father, sister, grandmother, nanny, and great aunt. All of these people played a key role in my childhood and adolescence, the ones who are still with me play a key role in my adulthood. All of the people that played a part in my life didn’t live under the same roof, but we all lived within close proximity to one another. During my childhood, until the summer before starting fifth grade, I lived with my parents and my sister. Somewhere during the end of June or beginning of July, my parents divorced. Shortly after their divorce, our house caught on …show more content…
Because of my family of origin, I know to ask for help when I need it and in tough times when I’m feeling overwhelmed, I know that instead of trying to deal with everything on my own, I can lean on my family for support. My family has taught me to be patient, loving, and understanding; I feel that this is very beneficial since I’m going to be a teacher. I don’t feel that my family of origin can negatively impact my profession in any way.
My future family of procreation can impact my profession in different ways. Since I am studying to be a teacher, and because I plan on having children, I can use the two to help me learn what works and does not work in working with children. All children are different, and you have to adapt to using different strategies and methods to help each one succeed. I will have to do this with my own children, as well as children that I teach in the