What is Family Essay

Everybody has a family. Families come in many shapes and sizes. Everybody thinks about the idea of a family in different ways. Some people think a family is all about having a mom and dad whom are married and they have kids and their kids have kids. It 's the nuclear family, the traditional family. Others like myself think there are hundreds of types of family. I 'm open minded to all types of families, work families, gay parent families, single parent families, etc. In my family alone there are many different households. My household is a single parent home. I live with my mom, brother, and sister. A small family of four, that I am so fortunate to have and I thank God everyday for choosing them as my family. It is crazy to think that it…

Growing up, I was privy to a family make up that many still do not consider. From the outside, it appeared a traditional nuclear family made up of a mother, a father, and 2.5 kids since we counted the dog as a baby. However, our daily routine differed from that of other nuclear families; my mother was the one who got up to go to work every day while my father raised my brother and I, completed household tasks, and even painted my nails on occasion. Though I grew up finding no issue with this…

Children begin to grieve the loss of their primary caregiver even when there’s a history of maltreatment (Goldsmith, Oppenheim, & Wanlass, 2004). Caregivers often feel guilt and shame for not being able to keep their family intact, (Haight, Kagle, & Black, 2003). Despite the decision to remove a child from their home, the goal of CFS is family reunification, (Pecora , et al., 2009). Supervised visitations, which are scheduled, face to face contacts between caregivers and their children in…

This lesson could be implemented along with my inquiry question, “what makes my family a family”, by giving students another lens to explore what makes their family different from other families. While the focus on this specific lesson is more on identifying characteristics of “places”, ideally, a further lesson would be implemented to expound on the idea that people (or families) shape the characteristic of the environment they live in. Following this would be another lesson that focuses on how…

What happened to the Joad family? The Joads lived during the Great Depression, the great economic downturn in the United States from 1929-1939. Many families were affected by this, including being laid off and having to leave their homes. The Joad family was not immune to these effects at all. They were forced to sell their furniture, valuables, and even desert their home. Tom, just having been let out of jail, is completely shocked. He had shown up to an empty, and destroyed, house, with his…

You may have your own definition of what family means to you. Whether you use the dictionary or your past experience, everyone has their own meaning as to what family is. Family could mean someone you’re blood-related to; It could also mean someone you’ve grown up with. Family is different for everyone. To me, family is someone whose always there for you no matter what. I am still, to this day, very family oriented. In school, I never really had any friends. Yes, there were people I would talk…

What is a family? From what I believe was have been taught, family is a close bond held by individuals who are related by blood or marriage. This group can include; mother, father, children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents and great grandparents. In some families there could be “step” relations as well, due to divorce and remarriage. The key, I feel, is that just because you are family does not mean you are going to like each other or get along. The saying is, “You can chose you…

My extended paternal family gathers together at Chinese New Year Eve for a reunion dinner, usually in a restaurant close to the home of the most senior family member, my eldest aunt. My family greets each other with New Year’s greetings and blessings. Then red packets is given out by the married couples to the unmarried relatives, they are often given out by the aunts present; uncles would take over that role in the absence of their wife. Red packets could be given out by unmarried middle aged…

Alongside veterans, military families make many sacrifices, and it is essential that those sacrifices are met with support by the government. Military personnel do their duty by working to keep the country safe, whether that is fighting across seas or working on U.S. bases, deserve support from the government. However, it is not only that one person making sacrifices, it is the entire family. Home life for military families can be difficult. For example, many families have to drop everything and…

A long time ago in ancient China, Mulan lived with her parents and her dog named, Little Brother. Mulan is the only child in her family and she feels responsible for maintaining the family honor. Mulan is trying to bring honor to her family by going to the matchmaker, but she fails. The matchmaker tells her she will never bring her family honor. When Mulan comes home from visiting the matchmaker, her parents are upset and she feels upset. She knows if she was to be herself she would break her…