My Family Essay

My mother and family feel the same way about my friends that are different than us. One year while I was in college during the Easter break I had to stay an extra day at school. While I was there I noticed that there were still some girls left at school in my sorority house. I asked why they weren’t going home for the weekend and they told me that they were Jewish so it wasn’t an important holiday to be home. There was no reason to go home if their families were not all getting together. I…

happen domestically, with my family. My first is the light in an empty room. I have a strong desire for the light to be off in a walled off room if there is no one in it. Every night when I go to bed, I turn off my room light and blindly trip and high step my way through my room until I can reach my bed light. Purposefully, this is within arms reach of my ed where I can find the switch and turn off the light when I am feeling tired, without having to get up or even open my eyes. Somehow, this…

A moment in my childhood that’s not necessarily a great one but one that I will remember forever. I will remember the awful feeling I had when I heard the news, and the feeling of nonbelief. The news that I had received was the passing of my father. I remember the day, that I had found out like it was yesterday. But the thing that still haunts me the most is that my family had moved from Kansas to California. My mom and dad were no longer together so we left him behind. When I heard that he had…

My family has to be as odd as it gets. Some of my friends even compare to the Kardashian/Jenner family without the fame or money. So I guess my family starts with my mom and dad. My mom is an Irish American who has lived in Waltham for most of her life. My father actually came here when he about nineteen to escape his war-torn country, El Salvador. My father was actually like a gpysy his eight years here. He first went to California, then to Nevada, Utah, and any other bible state I can…

My family of origin was comprised of my parents, myself, and my younger brother. David was born three years after me, and we filled the functional roles of “oldest child” and “youngest child” perfectly. As described by McGoldrick, Gerson, & Petry (2008), “oldest children are likely to be the over responsible and conscientious ones in the family” (p.126). I was always expected to perform academically and conduct myself with high moral standards. I did as was expected, and I do not remember…

various types of families in society and each individual has their own opinion regarding what constitutes a “family.” In order to define my family, I have referred to recent classroom discussions for support. My parents and two younger siblings make up the nuclear part of my family. With the exception of a few individuals, my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents make up my extended biological family. Certain friends of mine are also considered members of my extended family; however, I…

For this family interview, I interviewed my mother, Adrienne, and then connected the information I collected from the interview with themes that are related to the course. My mother is a 39 year old single mom of four kids that works a full time job. She has been through it all with marriage, divorce, remarriage and the difficulties of blending two different families. The first theme I derived from the interview is the work-family conflict. My mother works full time and supports my brother and…

Its spring of 2003, my grandmother had been babysitting me while my parents left to go to work for the day. Towards 5 o’clock, my mother walked into the door. I was greeted with an enormous hug filled with love and affection. Shortly after she arrived, my father stopped by the house. He welcomed everyone in the room with love and happiness, but what I thought was all hugs and kisses turns into a heated controversy. A loving moment turned into a huge argument and being the 5-year old that I was…

whole family woke up at 9 in the morning. We would all get ready for a family Christmas in DeWitt, Iowa at my aunt’s and uncle’s. Christmas was the only time the whole family got together. My family never had any family reunions or family Thanksgivings. So going to Christmas in Dewitt would let me see all my family members that rarely came by. The day started out with my mother in the kitchen. Every year my mother made the best vegetable pizza that she took with to our family Christmas. As my…

identify my cultural history and how it affects me as well as my master statuses. I will identify where my ancestors are from, my family’s values and traditions, which traditions I chose to pass on or not, how the traditions stand up to traditional versions of the culture, how my worldview has been affected, and where I land in terms of master statuses and privilege. This paper will be used as a tool to explore the diversity in my family and how it will affect me as a clinician. Family…