Ereanna, I appreciate your post. Like you, my family also experienced a lot of stress while growing up. Even though our stories are drastically different, it is fascinating how when things become difficult within a family, regardless of what it is from, money, work, school. Everyone must pick up the task of taking care of certain jobs, jobs as simple as creating a grocery list. All members within the family really unite in order to keep it afloat. I find that to be something wonderful, especially when the times aren’t so wonderful.
When I was 16, I struggled with my mental health to the point where I thought about trying to end my life. I told them “I need help”. My family immediately worked on making me better and being there for me and my needs at the time. This was significant to my growth within me because I feel without my family being there for me I would not be where I am now. Before I tried to hurt myself, my family didn’t really care for checking in on my mental health and I myself wouldn’t update or talk to them either.
I feel like this section of this book dives deeper into the theme of loss of innocence, and into the the coming of age theme. At the beginning of the section of the book, while Baby was returning home with her Father Jules she made the statement that ‘’The clouds got thicker and gray over us .The calm before the storm made me feel excited. It gave me the feeling things were about to change.’’(O’Neill 90). This quote really foreshadowed the aspect that things are going to change in Baby’s life.
Coming of age is a life-changing experience, a turning point where innocence is exchanged for self-awareness and the desire for personal development. "If You Come Softly" is a novel that introduces two teenage lovers who have to deal with real-world problems because of their different races, and the author shows how the characters perspectives change through the course of the novel. In the novel "If You Come Softly" by Jacqueline Woodson, it shows how Ellie and Miah’s perspectives change about the world to convey the theme that coming-of-age experiences can affect one's personality. The coming-of-age experience immensely shapes Ellie's perspective of the world, leading to a shift in her beliefs, values, and understanding of social dynamics.
One of the biggest difficulties during this time was my brother was very sick when he was born, and he needed surgery to fix a problem with his stomach, and she was taking him back and forth from the doctor frequently plus my sister was only 18 months old. My mom stated, “I don’t know how I got through it, “while discussing this stage of her life but never felt isolated in any way. I was born later which a five year age gap between me and my brother. My mom told me, “After Eileen and John were born, I felt like I was going to be pregnant very year because they were born so close together. It was my biggest fear I would have all these kids, and get lost, but thankfully this did not happen.”
My family seemed to always be on the unjust side of things. In 2014 both of my parents lost their jobs. While my dad regained work quickly my mother did not. Though she was previously only earning minimum wage it was a boost of income our family needed. My brother was in need of double valve transplant shortly after my parents job fiasco, but we were unable to to pay for it.
Military Life on Families Not a lot of people know the actual challenges of what military men and women go through with their families. Until now, individuals have this misconception that the military life is as ordinary to any regular civilian life. Many of the common beliefs that people assume about military service members they just serve their country, go out to war occasionally, and handle constant deployments easily without a struggle. While this is the case, civilians fail to recognize that military spouses and children face many obstacles when they are separated from their service member.
However, my family’s support deteriorated after my parents’ divorce. In addition, my oldest brother was deported to Mexico when he was 18, so my mother worked day and night to provide for all of us alone. My vigorous route to the American Dream seemed impossible to
Introduction: Growing up in a small family can have plenty of ups and down but most importantly we grow to love each other very much. We have been faced with tough situations that can either break a family or build a better bond between us. My family is very small and is very dysfunctional but I cannot help but to love them. I have two younger sisters who are 15 and 13 years old. I am the oldest and the second person in my family to attend college.
It was harder for the Young family to do simple things, but they overcome their obstacles and stayed true to themselves throughout the
03 Sept. 2015. No human being would want to be borne by someone who is going through tough time .Each and every one wishes they came from a very good family where life would not be difficult and challenging for them. But unfortunately
Dating was not easy! I was single for six years after my divorce. A friend of mine, Mark Shaffer, asked me to write an article on exactly what Rachel, my wife, did right. Here is my answer: I was damaged from a very bad relationship.
My parents always stressed how we should do our best and have to work for the things we want. Growing up I learned this doesn’t come easy. As everything college is upon us I have reflected on these principles and pondered how I will come up with the money for my college education. The clear cut answer is scholarships. You will see in this essay that I am a worthy candidate for this scholarship.
I would like to make a toast to my parents, I want to start by thanking them for all that they have done for me. I can say without a doubt that they have made me into the person I am today. I can’t thank them enough for taking me to dance, gymnastics, softball, baseball and 4-H practices. A huge thanks goes to my mom because I don’t know how she managed to care for me and my brother or keep the house up and work all while my dad was over seas. People say that my Dad is a hero and he is, but Mom your superwoman.
I don’t believe that every family is perfect. Even though as a young child I thought my situation was abnormal, little did I know most of my friends were going through the same thing. Even though I handled my parents separations relatively well I am not one to believe that this is the case for everyone. My parents always told me the truth. They didn’t sugar coat the situation or lie to me.
Life for me growing up was super difficult. A lot of my childhood was pure traumatic. Also, it was a struggle for me and my family, money wise and food wise. Also, our house was very small. We even lost our father and I also became a teen mom.