My Family Essay

d. My grandpa’s family did not accept us or my grandma because we were not full blooded Cherokee. We were not accepted on their reservation. e. The only intercultural/ethnic marriage was my grandpa and grandma harness. My grandpa’s family did not talk to us or come visit. They did not accept my grandma or my mother. f. My grandmother’s only went to school until the 10th grade. My father dropped out in the 9th grade. All of the rest of my relatives graduated high school. However, my…

line. Everything seemed pretty normal, the clothes were still there, birds were chirping that’s one of my classical family stories that’s told at almost every holiday get together without fail. Most people have at least ones crazy story that they like to tell, and my family is no exception. The story that everyone on my father’s side of the family can recite word for word is the one where my grandmother lost the animals. The story sounds kind of crazy to begin with and the first time you hear…

live with my mom and dad. I have two brothers and one sister. They are all older than me. My sister, Ashlyn, lives on campus at Northern Illinois University. Her and I are extremely close. It’s always been the two of us living with our parents, so when she moved out to go to college I got pretty lonely. We facetime or text at least once a week. My two brothers are much older. Adam, 27 years old, and Dan, 26 years old, are my half brothers, but we don’t say that in my family. My family is very…

Roverle Inalvez is the name of my grandmother. She is currently sixty-one years old. Teaching was her first profession, but that was when she was still in the Philippines. As of now, she finds passion in taking care of the elderly. She is married and has given birth to three children and one of them is my mother, her only daughter. Raising a family has been a real struggle for my grandparents considering that they married at an early age. My grandfather had to leave his family behind in the…

I only have vague memories of a united family. I was five when my family life came crashing down; only it didn’t fall on me, it fell on my mother. The only memories I have of the divorce are not of a courtroom, but of my loving father being kicked out of the house he created. It was not until I was around seven that I learned my mother left my dad just because she was bored. The first time I spent with my dad after the divorce was ironically as soon as he was kicked out. We didn’t even…

I spend most of my time with. The people I spend my time with is my friends, siblings, and parents. All these important members of my life all want me to succeed in life. They all have ups and downs. There are always pros and cons. First, my siblings are the most loyal members of life. I know no matter what anyone of my siblings will support me. They won’t ever judge me for my stupid life decisions. I can rely on them being there whenever I am in need or am at a low. Out of all my siblings, I…

myself as the index person. I examined three generations of my family and my husband’s family. A quick look at the genogram shows a considerable difference in family size on each side. My parents came from families with two and three children respectively, whereas my husband’s parents came from families with eight and six children respectively. This variation in family size had a significant effect on the structure of the families, boundaries, and roles of parent and child. There was also a…

My son, Jacob, was born on June 27, 1995. It was from this point forward, I would learn my most valuable lessons in life. I learned that, together, as a family, hopelessness could be overcome, the feeling of having a child succeed when all odds were stacked against them was boundless, and sometimes life seems most alive when taking a chance. My wife and I made sure everything was in place. We had a solid relationship and steady jobs, and in time, we were able to balance our debts and…

pledge, on my honor, that I have neither received nor given any unauthorized assistance on this final assignment Family Trends The trends and patterns that I have identify within my genogram are many of my family members actively use illicit substances. The use of drugs is seen within the last 3 generations of my genogram. Their drug of choice is alcohol, heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana. Although drug use is prevalent many of the members of my family are in recovery. Many of my…

parent, family and community. For example, when my brother was 21, he lost his battle with sickle cell. This happened in Nigeria in the early 90’s where there was no adequate access to quality healthcare. It just so happened that he was away in college, at a rural area, at the time when he began to experience one of his episodes. With no easy access to phones, there was no way for his roommate to contact my parents on time. By the time he was rushed to the hospital, it was too late. The news of…