The Transformation Of My Family

From the time my mother and father were young adults, to my current age, my family has experienced many dramatic and traumatic events. Unfortunately there have been many more negative events than positive, but through it all, my family has stayed together and worked through these events the best that we could have. From the time I was a young girl, my grandmother was very ill. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and the prognosis did not look the best. Of my mother’s siblings, my mom was the only one, even remotely close to being able to help out my grandma. My mom’s twin lived three hours away, her younger sister was in and out of apartments and jobs, and her brother was getting in trouble with the law, constantly in and out of jail. With all of this going on, my mom was a full time mother, taking care of four children between the ages of 5 and only a few months old. My dad was working full time trying to take care of the finances the best he could. Because of how sick my grandma was, she was unable to drive herself to her doctor appointments, so my mom was left to take my grandma to her appointments. This put a strain on my parents like no other. They fought often because my mom was struggling to raise us kids, taking us with …show more content…
What really did not matter, for a large portion of my life, and even now, was the intensity of my siblings and I’s relationship and involvement with Church. My mom was raised overly religious and my dad was hardly introduced to church when he was younger, so with my parents combined it was a relaxed type of faith. As I have gotten older, I have realized that my faith is a huge part of how I get through life. I feel the same applies with my sister and mom, now, but as for my father, brother and younger sister, it appears just to be something they say they have. My dad is a lot more rooted in his faith now than before, but my younger siblings are still learning for