My Family Essay

A family health genome or a family health tree is a diagram of a family’s health history over the generations. The tree is used to provide information of genes that may possibly be inherited from parents, grandparents, and ancestors. Making a family genome involves mapping the family’s structure, recording family history and information, and finding family relationships (BOOK). In this paper I will analyze my family genome and examine my family’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as review each…

in common is the relevancy our family, biological relation, or not, has in shaping who we are as individual people. My family of origin has played a role in molding who I am today, and who I am working towards to becoming. I was born on the Fourth of July at Edwards Air Force Base, located in California. I define family as being my immediate family, plus a couple of others who have been just as big of a part of my life; When I was growing up my family consisted of my mom, dad, younger brother,…

In any family science textbook or dictionary I read, the definition of family changes. No single definition of family is universal. Every person has their own definition of what makes up a family. I also believe that the definition of family can change over time. Life events happen and people come and go from our lives. There are new additions that occur during a lifetime, whether it be births, adoptions, marriages or new close bonds to people you share history with. My definition of what makes…

My family consists of more than thirty people from across the map. I have four uncles and 1 aunt on my dad’s side and they each have at least one kid and even they have their own children as well. Compared to my fathers’ side, my mother’s side is a lot smaller. My mother’s family consists of my Aunt Rachel who is 47 and my Uncle Joe who is 49, and is my aunt’s younger brother. Total, I have 2 cousins on that side, but only by marriage and I don’t see them as much. My mother’s name is Melissa and…

child, family values were instilled in my siblings and I from a young age. These values were shaped through the influence of religion and example. The strongest agent of socialization that affects my decisions and life is that of family. Considering that family is the closest to us in our young lives, it is only fitting that many of our life decisions are based on what we are taught in the family setting. Growing up I always knew that I wanted to love someone the way my mother loves my…

For my genogram, I have chosen to include a large number of family members for multiple reasons. One of these reasons is that I have found that the birth order of my grandparents, who all have multiple siblings, has had a great impact on my grandparent’s personalities, which in turn has impacted my relationship with them. For example, my step-grandfather, Scott, and my paternal grandmother, Lea, are the older siblings in their families, which has given them a much stricter, militant personality.…

How I Learned the Truth about My Family History The stories that I have heard while growing up in the Adcock family sometimes seemed rather far-fetched. Though hearing them from my grandfather, I always assumed them to be true. He told my family many stories. There were stories about the store my family owned, and about how my grandfather fought in the war. There were stories about the hard times and stories about how life was so good “back in the day”. Out of all the stories that he told,…

What does the word family mean? According to the dictionary, the word means, "A fundamental social unit consisting of parents, their children considered as a group whether dwelling together or not.". My meaning of family is the people who love you, support you, give guidance, and share lifelong memories. Being blood-related doesn 't have to be a primary ingredient to make you family. "It 's the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who…

Before I get to my story let me give you a little background of how my family is where we are today. My great grandmother Suzie lived with her brother and grandmother in Romania. Suzie’s father went to America for work so he could later move his family there with him. Education has always been a big part of my family for many generations. It started with Suzie’s grandmother (my great great grandmother). Suzie’s grandmother walked Suzie and her brother to school every day and carried them across…

My interviewees included my grandfather Gregory Mears Bailey Sr., my grandmother, Martha Bailey, my father Gregory Mears Bailey Jr., and my mother Rhonda Hale. I selected to do my father and his parents because the Bailey side of my family predominantly raised me. Although my mother played a role in my life for a time before my parents’ divorce I wanted to also include her side of the family. All of the interviews were conducted over the phone due to distance issues of me being in Ohio and the…