Family Roles and Emotional Communication: A Personal Exploration

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The commonly enacted family roles in my genogram are mother, father, and sibling. I have a very big family, in which I have 7 siblings which come from my biological parents, and two siblings from my adoptive parents. When I was younger I played the roles of being someone’s’ only daughter, little sister, cousin, niece, and granddaughter. As I got older my roles expanded to student, older sister, aunt, and godmother. My immediate family typically expresses their emotions through open communication. My father has always been big on talking your feelings out. He always said I can’t help you, if you don’t talk to me. Because of this I have an unbreakable bond with my father. I often find us talking on the phone for hours gossiping and catching up. This has …show more content…

Though my father and mother sides are separated on most occasions, we all still interact in a loving manner. They have educated me on not only making better life choices, but also on everyday things like how to get blood out of your clothes, or wash windows without leaving streaks. Because I grew up in a God fearing family, when we are all together, we make sure we make time to thank god for everything he has done for our family. We also have annual events like the 4th of July cookout, Grandpa’s birthday party, or the Christmas play my uncle participates in at his church every year. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a holiday or a reason for my family to get together, someone will send an email about getting together and everyone will make sure they are available to come because family is so important to us. These factors influence my personal and social identity, because I make it clear that God and Family come first. I also know that when I need something, I have an ever ending support system that I can reach out too. It has also affected my decision making because I often need my families input or approval before I decide to take on

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