without Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, and there are others who have every family member but they don 't know how to play their roles. I was very fortunate to have my Grandparents, and when I was younger they made it a point to me that education is important. My Grandparents grew up In a time period where there was no education past High School, It was either the military or to learn a skill and have a career in something that your family wanted you to become. My Grandma grew up in a small neighborhood where she was not able to speak Spanish, her family was traditional they believed there is always work to be done and there are no days off. She began working at the age of 14 , she worked…
Grandparents are extraordinary individuals, but they are not invincible. However, when I was younger, I was convinced that there was absolutely nothing that my grandparents could not do. They arranged spontaneous day trips to parks, exemplified unconditional love, and provided a seemingly unlimited supply of sweets and candy. As I grew older I noticed that, though my grandparents continued to be very involved in my life, they were beginning to slow down. As time passed, they were not able to…
There are certainly major differences in the family structure between my grandparents and my parents because of social events such as the second world war, the Vietnamese war, and economic trends. Furthermore, the diversity created by generational differences is present in my parent’s educational attitude, marriage age, and many other factors. My family is a diverse group of individuals that has been shaped by social forces and involves incorporating social events and examining each family…
One aspect that is key in determining the effect of grandparental involvement is that of the well-being of their grandchildren, as investigated by Griggs et al. 2010. This study involved two stages, the first was a survey of a national representative sample of 1569 young people in England and Wales aged 11-16, the second involved 40 in depth interviews with survey respondents. The surveys examined many core characteristics of the respondents, such as their family type, educational ability,…
the early 1800’s. Scotland is the very country where my maternal grandfather’s family established their roots in. After the aforementioned immigration from Scotland; my grandfather’s family arrived in the United States and they took up residence in the mountains of Bristol, Virginia. When my grandparents initially met, my grandfather would ride his horse over the mountains to court my grandmother. During the time that my grandparents were growing up, the education level for most individuals…
I was adopted at birth and I have no information about my birth parents or my birth parents family. My adopted parents family is my only reference as far as family. I never met my great grand parents. I have always heard stories from my parents who remember visiting their grandparents in the country. Both my family’s grandparents lived in Annapolis. I often wonder what it would be like to have met my great grandparents. My parent’s talk about how they lived near streams, they had fruit trees in…
Goes without saying my grandparents were in complete awe that I would be moving to America by myself. They went above and beyond to make this impossible for me. Some of our relatives came over to our house with numerous news article cut outs and statistics about how unsafe America is. In their mind, I would be completely lost and devastated in a foreign country. Interestingly enough these people used to praise America for all its opportunities and advancements for ages. My family reunions always…
T Holidays were a time when family and close friends surrounded us. Two things really stand out in my memories of holidays. One is that all of our family was always together on the actual holiday, and the other is the sounds and smells that filled the house. I can remember waking up to the smells of food cooking, hearing the laughter of my siblings and cousins echo through the house, and in the background some form of sporting event on the TV. Holidays were always eagerly anticipated as it was…
My grandparents introduced me to Occupational Therapy. My grandma, having been diagnosed with a rare neurological degenerative disease, had a stroke that impaired her fine motor skills. My grandpa, although I was not alive at the time, was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre in his 50s and was told he would be paralyzed at midlife. I watched OTs rehabilitate my grandma after her stroke so that she could complete important daily tasks again, like holding a pencil and writing with clarity. I was…
Because of her interest in our family’s history, I decided to interview my older cousin Kathleen Donahoe. Even though she’s young, I thought she would be the biggest help with this project because she would actually enjoy answering my questions and she is very knowledgeable on the subject. I know typically a grandparent is interviewed, however, my grandma and grandpa were not first-generation immigrants from Czechoslovakia or Ireland, so I decided Kathleen would be a better source of…