Honor Thy Father

A good concept of a family essentially can only be formed if there is a father, a mother, and a child in that family (Farr 165). This concept is likely to be designed such this way so that all members of the family can run their roles in both their family and society properly. Unfortunately, there are same-sex couples trying to alter the concept of a perfect family which consists of a father and a mother. The role of a father in a family does not have to be taken by a man anymore…

There are four people in my immediate family and none of us has stellar listening skills. My mother has gained the undesirable reputation of falling asleep while being spoken to. My brother and my father, especially my father, loves to listen to themselves talk as opposed to the person they are communicating with. Of course for me, I have the listening issues stated above. As you can probably imagine, effective communication in my household is quite a challenge…

When I decided on elementary education as a major, I thought of a lot of problems that I would constantly have to deal with. I went through the whole low salary, the constantly sick children, and of course the never ended standardized testing. One thing that didn’t come to mind until I was actually in a school was dealing with families. While this can be a good thing, it can also be bad, especially if you do not correctly know how to deal with the family. I know that a lot of times I will not be…

nearly died giving birth to my little brother Brayden. Her delivery nearly left her bleeding out in the front seat of my dad 's Honda Civic. By the time Brayden’s little body popped out of my mother, my dad had hit a tree going 95 miles per hour. My father died on impact, but Brayden was left crying on the floorboards of my dad 's old smashed up car. My mother left the hospital weeks later with my new baby brother. When I first laid eyes on him I fell in love with his button nose and long…

Seven minutes past midnight, Christopher Boone found his neighbor, Mrs. Shear’s dog, Wellington, lying dead her yard. Christopher begin to approach the dog to to sooner find that their was a fork in Wellington. Christopher immediately asked himself who possible could have killed Mrs. Shear’s dog. After minutes of hugging Wellington, Mrs. Shear’s came running out the house screaming at Christopher. This was the beginning of Christopher’s mystery novel. Mrs. Shear’s called the police on…

husband’s daughter Debbie; Jessica, like her husband, Ed had an affair during their marriage and had a son, Terrence with a co-worker. Jessica during arguments with her husband Ed, told Terrence, that his last name was different because Ed was not his father, thus creating the turning point for the family as a whole. Jessica dislikes her current position, but the pay and benefits are excellent, this is attributed to the dissatisfaction in her life. Given that Jessica is beginning the adjustment…

for four years and are the parents of three children. The family reports that they are of Hispanic origin and English is their primary language. Christopher who is nine years old is Rosa’s son from a previous relationship. Christopher’s biological father, Jim, has not been involved in his life since age two. Jim is 36-years old and according to Rosa, struggled with alcohol addiction that resulted in physical abuse during her pregnancy. Rosa and Jim separated a few weeks before Christopher’s…

About ten years ago, our father made a decision that will forever be remembered. My father left me behind. Most importantly, he left a family behind. He lost the role of father and gained the role of stranger. My mom was left with debt and a broken heart. Regardless of the smaller family and the double shifts, my mom found the strength to be a sole provider for three young girls. Never working less than two jobs at once, time with my mom became rare. She is unstoppable and a workaholic.…

traditionally things done with a father figure. I did not experience this traditional sense of fatherhood I was never a Daddy’s girl, but my father was present. My father was not a bad guy, but he was the hard worker type. Therefore, we never truly bonded with his busy schedule. Then everything changed my parents got divorced and mom met someone new. My biological father unable to cope with everything just became absent and because I was young and never had a strong bond with my father what…

she learned how to take care of herself. She was always left home alone while her parents would go to work, play bingo, and her older brother would go to school. While everyone was gone, Matilda would go to the library to read and rent books. The father didn’t really acknowledged Matilda except when asking for any received mailed. She has an adolescent brother who constantly taunts her and the parents sees it as an acceptable behavior. At the age of six, Matilda starts school where she makes…