Vanessa is very religious and attends church every Sunday and is active in her community. Tanisha and Jermaine attended church with Vanessa when they were younger. As both children got older, Tanisha refuses to attend church with her aunt. Jermaine goes with his aunt reluctantly. Vanessa tells children at the church to get good grades in school and never act up in school. Vanessa tries to help the children to act right, be kind to other people and respectful to elders. She feels her own beliefs along with her Christian faith enables her to teach the children to have moral and value standards. She states, “I'm trying to set a good example, so the children won't end up on the streets their mother did”.
Vanessa and the children have become disengaged and separated. Tanisha is now seen as the “motherly” figure for Jermaine. She tries to help him with his homework. During that time, she prepares dinner for herself, and her brother before she goes out with her friends for the night. Vanessa works over 40 hours a week at the Charter school, is active with the ‘ladies group” at her church and helps out in the community. When she gets home after a long day she's …show more content…
The early years were difficult, but manageable. As the rules and chores were often changed as the children grew older. Tanisha complied with the rules for the first five years of her placement in Vanessa's home. Now that the children are older the rules of the house haven't changed much, including the rules of Tanisha's curfew, both Tanisha and Jermaine's school work, and at times, their behavior is still disrespectful towards their aunt. The children feel that their aunt is too strict with them. They feel that she expects them to be perfect and the children think that this is unfair. The children feel that Vanessa is always comparing them to the “good kids” at
Vanessa and the children have become disengaged and separated. Tanisha is now seen as the “motherly” figure for Jermaine. She tries to help him with his homework. During that time, she prepares dinner for herself, and her brother before she goes out with her friends for the night. Vanessa works over 40 hours a week at the Charter school, is active with the ‘ladies group” at her church and helps out in the community. When she gets home after a long day she's …show more content…
The early years were difficult, but manageable. As the rules and chores were often changed as the children grew older. Tanisha complied with the rules for the first five years of her placement in Vanessa's home. Now that the children are older the rules of the house haven't changed much, including the rules of Tanisha's curfew, both Tanisha and Jermaine's school work, and at times, their behavior is still disrespectful towards their aunt. The children feel that their aunt is too strict with them. They feel that she expects them to be perfect and the children think that this is unfair. The children feel that Vanessa is always comparing them to the “good kids” at