My Family Essay

After being asked by the professor about my family’s immigration story, I am motivated to find out more about my family’s history. Most of the time, people do not have the opportunity to ask their elderly family, relatives about their ancestors. It is really amazing to learn more about my family history. It never comes to my mind till now. To gather more information, I asked my mom, my older brother, my grandpa, uncles, and aunts. They are really being helpful. My ancestors happened during the…

in the process is my family. I was raised in a matriarchal household, where the triad of my grandmother, mother and aunt ruled above all. In the beginning stages of my life I had a father present, but even then we abided by and followed loyally, and lovingly, the women in our family. From the moment I was born, my grandmother mainly raised me, since both of my parents worked full-time. I did not come to appreciate the hard work of my mother until I was older, and a mother of my own, to realize…

Communication Patterns Within My Family of Origin “A family is a self-defined group of people who create and maintain themselves through interaction and communication. It has a history, a present, and a future” (Turner, 2013, pg. 9). In my family’s history of communication, there have been many times of struggle and what family doesn’t experience hardships? It’s a fact of life that will come up one-way or the other. In these times of struggle however, have come times of happiness. By using a…

set, my family would finally get together at the dinner table which is the only time we ever spend time as a whole. As the oldest child out of the family, I feel that should take in consideration that my parents are the ones who raised me really well. They may seem over protective at times, but I know that they are doing that because they cherished me the most. I had always been raised at home with two of my other siblings and my mom would take care of us while my dad went to work. However, my…

I grew up with my two older brother Eduardo and Erik and me being the only girl and the youngest. My mom Isabel was a single mother of three and was divorced from my biological father Jose. Till this day I admire my mother and thank her daily for all the effort and how of a strong women she has became. My parents divorce affected me in many ways emotionally and mentally. This occur when I was five. I would say this affected me mainly because I grew up without a father and didn’t experience all…

My primary family in household consists of my mom, dad, my older sister, her 5 year old son, myself and my 2 year old son. My mom, Lora and dad, Louis are 53 years old. They have been married for 29 years. They were high school sweethearts. We have lived in the same two story house since I was born. We live in a nice neighborhood in Neptune that is close to Tinton Falls and Ocean. I grew up in a stable environment, raised by both of my parents. When I was younger, I use to be a daddy’s girl, but…

Fortunately, I grew up in a household where both of my parents were very present in my life. Therefor, I did not even consider interviewing my dad. Although he was born and raised in Ireland, I thought I had already informally interviewed my father throughout life. I have heard the stories of his childhood and about the weird traditions. But when I sat down and actually talked about what it was like to come from Ireland to America I realized that there was a lot that I had yet to learn. First,…

Many people find my family dynamic strange. My family structure is not a picture perfect family. My parents are separated and both seeing other people. My only sister is 5 years younger than me. My Dad came from a religious family where as my Mom did not. They read me bible stories and occasionally brought me to Buddhist temples, mosques, and gospel churches. I did not grow up with a strict religious background but I was introduced to religion and taught to respect everyone’s faith, making me…

soul and make them hate themselves. Sadly, my relatives specifically my aunt did not feel that way. Last year my aunt died of breast cancer and it affected my mother badly even though they were not on good terms. My mother ultimately forgave her before she died so she can find peace and move on. Did her sister ask for her forgiveness though, that is something that mother has not told me. I was extremely baffled when my mom asked me to forgive her as well. My reaction was full of anger and…

My family environment influenced me on how I see the world and how to approach every challenge with confidence to be able to succeed. I have an older sister, which really helped me in the long way of my academic life and personal life, she helped me learn these new things that were going on with my life and how to approach every single one of them, and as she was the oldest in my home, she would take the time of her studies to be able to help me on mine instead. Her support over my academic…