Essay On Family Origin

My family of origin consists of my mom, my dad, a younger brother and myself. Salsa is a great representation of my family. We are all strong independently just as the tomatoes, onions, garlic, and jalapeno peppers are, but when mixed we bring out the best each has to offer. We enhance and complement each other, no one is there to cover up or trample over the other. The first and most important ingredients in salsa are the tomatoes. This is how I depict my mom in our family. She is the backbone of our family. She was a working mother but she never missed a piano recital, soccer game, or family home evening. She kept our house running smoothly. Tomatoes have a soothing or cooling effect on the more flavorful ingredients. My mom would do this

This isn’t as propionate as the tomato but still makes for an amazing salsa and without it the salsa just doesn’t taste right. This represents my dad. As cliché as it sounds, he is a man of many layers, not one to wear his emotions on his sleeve. He was never the warm and fuzzy type. I can count the number of times my father has cried on one hand. My dad brought an element of fun to our family that I am so grateful for. As the onion adds life to a salsa so does my dad in my mom’s life. He is a strong personality and it takes a bit to get him to share his feelings and emotions but they are there under the

I love how harmonious all the ingredients are atop my tortilla chip. I’d love to say that my childhood home was like that all the time but it wasn’t. There was bickering and fighting. There were times when my dad and I just couldn’t mesh and we brought out the worse in each other. We always love each other and strive to make each other the better sometimes we just couldn’t. If the tomatoes are rotten or we add cinnamon instead of cayenne pepper the salsa would taste terrible. The same goes in my family. When one of us is in a bad mood or having a hard day it affects the family in a negative