Unconditional Love As A Family

Growing up, my parents always made the sense of family and love known in our household. They have always taught my siblings and I to have respect. In my childhood, my parents were always there to support myself in whatever activity I may be participating and were one of my main sources of motivation, which I now realize was showing me unconditional love. Things have not always been great for us as a family, but having each other has helped us get through any conflict that has arose. About eight years ago, Solo Cup the business in which my dad worked at, closed down. It was at the start of the recession which made things even harder. My dad had worked there for eighteen years and the closing down of this business greatly affected my family.

When he did not get called in on the weekends that would be his only time to do any house or yard work, as well as be a father and get time to bond with his family. My parents did whatever they could to make sure that my siblings and I had everything we needed to succeed. My siblings and I have always been involved in sports and continued to do so through this tough time we were going through. We did not always have the nicest or coolest equipment but we did have what we needed to participate. They also made sure to attend all of the games possible so that they could cheer us on. My parents for a period of time even had to drive without car insurance due the shortage of funds. Times were so hard that my parents were in a dilemma, whether my mom should go back to work or continue to be a stay at home mom and raise their children. She decided to get a job at the elementary school which allowed her to be there for her children as well as help the financial burden my parents were dealing with. My mom now would no longer have to work if she chose not to but has grown to love her job. She has worked at the elementary school for seven years and loves

This job made things a little bit better for my family. He still was not making the money he used to but was now able to see his children more, which made us all happy that we were able to spend more valuable time together. From there, things have slowly gotten better and better for my family. My dad now holds a good job at a local business and my family is doing well. I believe that experiencing this hardship has helped my family become who they are today. My siblings and I have learned to be grateful for everything that we have. We have also learned to love each other unconditionally because we now know that we are the only things that will always be here for each