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This role is interesting because it can have either a negative or a positive effect. An example of a negative effect would be my brother. He always felt he had to hang with the troublemakers, therefore developing the attributes of a con-artist, liar and thief. I can remember at a family gathering a few years ago, I secretly watched as my brother stole forty dollars from my grandmother’s purse. Before I could say anything, I watched him give the forty dollars to my grandmother and tell her that he was repaying her the money she lent him. Needless to say, when he shows up to any gathering everyone is hiding their belongings. An example of a positive effect would be my cousin. She always was strong-minded when it came to deciding what company she kept, therefore developing the attributes of an honest and independent achiever. I can remember her always having her nose in a book of some sort. Even though she would stop to have fun with the rest of us, she never let anything allowing her to finish high school and attend college. The negative effect contributes hurt and destruction to a family, while the positive effect gives a sense of hope and
