I have an extremely strong relationship with my parents. In this relationship they have influenced me to take risks that I wouldn't normally take. I believe it is positive because in the long run they say it is worth it. I would like to believe this and I hope my beliefs are true.
My parents supported me as a poet, in the practice of becoming a poet, but now they are re-considering. They seem worried I won't "profit" off of this kind of work. I try to explain to them that profit isn't always monetary, but my dad was a banker and my mother--having moved from an Irish ghetto to suburbia--is very worried about money. It's hard when the value systems are different between child and parent, but we are close in other ways.
I have a fantastic relationship with my parents. My parents support whatever decisions I make. They are extreamly loving and always pushing me to do my best. When I thought I wouldnt even make it to college they would always push me and tell me I could do it. Without them I don't think I would be here today. My parents have influenced my life in a very positive way. They showed me that you can do anything you put your mind to. When I was young my parents did not have much money. My dad had got fired from his job and was struggling to get by. He took a risk and started a company with just him and my mom. 10 years later they have 70 employee's working for them and the company couldnt be doing better. They are extreamly successful now. This gives me a lot of hope seeing how someone came from not having much to having whatever they want just because of taking a risk.
My relationships with my parents is different, somewhat unique. My mom and i get into arguements everytime we see each other, but we both love each other to death. my mother has done so much for me, I cant even begin to explain how important she is to me, but we do have times when we disagree. My father on the other hand, Im not too close with. We look the same but are on completely different brain waves. were not like eachother at all. The only things we probably have in common is music, and weed. And it sucks that it's like this,but i think it's for the better.
My Mother has influenced me in several ways. I get everything from her, my stylke, the way i look at things, and even the way I sleep. But my Father has had some effect on me as far as political views go. We differ on that also.
It's kind of a tough question to answer. My parents have always supported me in what I want to do, so their influence is very positive. Sometimes I FEEL a lot of pressure because they are so smart and have done so much with their lives that being an art student isn't good enough. My dad went from living in the ghetto and growing up with nothing to being a doctor. My parents just want me to be able to continue having a good life. Also being adopted I feel that there's a gap somewhere and that maybe we don't have a close relationship because of that, I don't know, family life is just always complicated it seems like.
My relationship is pretty strong, i mean we do have our arguements here and there but i think this happens to everybody. Although i do think they have their priorities wrong because for them it was always work first then school. I think it should be the other way around since school is more important. They do support me though in everything i do for example, coming to Columbia College and not going to a university to study lets say for a doctor or dentist. I really appreciate everything my parents did for me beginning with moving out of the "hood". If i were to still be living there i think i would be a completely different person and have a different attitude.
I just saw American Teen over the weekend and there was a family, like Samantha's, where the girl felt pressure to be "like" her family. Her father and brothers and sisters went to Notre Dame and did really well academically. I couldn't help but wonder, since she also decided to go there, when she would get to be her own person. Samantha, you are charting your own life and that makes you really smart in my opinion. Way smarter than the girl in American Teen.
I learned that I don't have to be as "smart" as the rest of my family, because it seems like what they're bad at I'm good at, so it makes me feel different(in a good way..ha).
My realationship with my parents is wonderful.I've learned to accept them both for who they are and not neccisarrily who I would like for them to be. My mother has influnced me to be a strong independent woman.She tell's me all the time" the world is yours,what are you going to do with it".I always smile and say "all that I want".My mother is a beautiful being,she is my personal EAGLE.I can truly say that my mother is my best friend. My realtionship with m y father was jumpy for awhile but it's all good now.He'll never change and I shouldn't expect him to change for me.When a person does something for themselves its more genuine.I love him for who he is.Un-like my mother my father is silly/commical.We share alot of the same characteristics. Both of my parents give me a good outlook on life.Both ar ministers so they share that commoon ground but other then that they're as different as nite and day.It's mypleasure to have them both in my life. Who else do you feel a conncection with besides your parents.
My parents and I have a roller coaster relationship. We love each other but at times we don't care for each others presence. Though we have this genetic bond we don't seem to connect as well as some families do. Between my brother and me, I am clearly the black sheep of my family. My brother has always done what they asked of him. I however have not. For that there are times when we don't get along.
Though my parents don't usually understand me they support me artistically. They were the ones who encouraged me to apply to Columbia. It's because of that I believe in myself more and am willing to venture out into something I'm not sure in.
I would say that my parents have influenced me in more positive ways than good ones. My Mom lives through me, and my dad is somewhat of a revolutionary like me,but he abandoned the cause a long time ago, which I just don't approve of. But he has influenced mythought,and helped me become the man I am today, even if were not that close.
We don't choose our family, like Nick (and Jim Morrison--"into this house were born, into this world were thrown") pointed out, but look at how Alexis' mother is able to re-define things for her. Take this idea of "smart"--why does smart mean one thing in one family and another thing in another family? My sister and I did very differently in school, but we were always called and praised for being smart by our parents. Tara is very good at technical things and I'm very good at physical/art things--she's a radiation technician and I'm a poet. We woudln't have found those "talents" if they weren't praised as being equally smart.
I was reading what Kristen and Samantha were saying and it made me think about my dad. My dad and my brother are both electric engineers. Though my dad enjoys the bond he has with my brother he sometimes wishes that he didn't choose that profession. My father is proud that I'm going to be a photographer. He doesn't care if I'm successful as long as I am happy.
My parents and I have a good relationship. It jumps up and down but for the most part it's okay. My mom supports me in everything I do. She's open to listen to what I have to say even if we have a confrontation it's always good to talk about it. My mom make sure that i'm traveling down the right path of what I want to do, she fears sometimes that I would let me feelings get the best of me. She influence me to become more confident and relax on my life and the road that I want to take through success. I can't speak for my dad but it's a distance relationship with less support, but my mom could handle his lightweight.
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I have an extremely strong relationship with my parents. In this relationship they have influenced me to take risks that I wouldn't normally take. I believe it is positive because in the long run they say it is worth it. I would like to believe this and I hope my beliefs are true.
My parents supported me as a poet, in the practice of becoming a poet, but now they are re-considering. They seem worried I won't "profit" off of this kind of work. I try to explain to them that profit isn't always monetary, but my dad was a banker and my mother--having moved from an Irish ghetto to suburbia--is very worried about money. It's hard when the value systems are different between child and parent, but we are close in other ways.
I have a fantastic relationship with my parents. My parents support whatever decisions I make. They are extreamly loving and always pushing me to do my best. When I thought I wouldnt even make it to college they would always push me and tell me I could do it. Without them I don't think I would be here today. My parents have influenced my life in a very positive way. They showed me that you can do anything you put your mind to. When I was young my parents did not have much money. My dad had got fired from his job and was struggling to get by. He took a risk and started a company with just him and my mom. 10 years later they have 70 employee's working for them and the company couldnt be doing better. They are extreamly successful now. This gives me a lot of hope seeing how someone came from not having much to having whatever they want just because of taking a risk.
My relationships with my parents is different, somewhat unique. My mom and i get into arguements everytime we see each other, but we both love each other to death. my mother has done so much for me, I cant even begin to explain how important she is to me, but we do have times when we disagree. My father on the other hand, Im not too close with. We look the same but are on completely different brain waves. were not like eachother at all. The only things we probably have in common is music, and weed. And it sucks that it's like this,but i think it's for the better.
My Mother has influenced me in several ways. I get everything from her, my stylke, the way i look at things, and even the way I sleep. But my Father has had some effect on me as far as political views go. We differ on that also.
It's kind of a tough question to answer. My parents have always supported me in what I want to do, so their influence is very positive. Sometimes I FEEL a lot of pressure because they are so smart and have done so much with their lives that being an art student isn't good enough. My dad went from living in the ghetto and growing up with nothing to being a doctor. My parents just want me to be able to continue having a good life.
Also being adopted I feel that there's a gap somewhere and that maybe we don't have a close relationship because of that, I don't know, family life is just always complicated it seems like.
My relationship is pretty strong, i mean we do have our arguements here and there but i think this happens to everybody. Although i do think they have their priorities wrong because for them it was always work first then school. I think it should be the other way around since school is more important. They do support me though in everything i do for example, coming to Columbia
College and not going to a university to study lets say for a doctor or dentist. I really appreciate everything my parents did for me beginning with moving out of the "hood". If i were to still be living there i think i would be a completely different person and have a different attitude.
I just saw American Teen over the weekend and there was a family, like Samantha's, where the girl felt pressure to be "like" her family. Her father and brothers and sisters went to Notre Dame and did really well academically. I couldn't help but wonder, since she also decided to go there, when she would get to be her own person. Samantha, you are charting your own life and that makes you really smart in my opinion. Way smarter than the girl in American Teen.
On a side note, it was only a so so documentary.
I learned that I don't have to be as "smart" as the rest of my family, because it seems like what they're bad at I'm good at, so it makes me feel different(in a good way..ha).
My realationship with my parents is wonderful.I've learned to accept them both for who they are and not neccisarrily who I would like for them to be.
My mother has influnced me to be a strong independent woman.She tell's me all the time" the world is yours,what are you going to do with it".I always smile and say "all that I want".My mother is a beautiful being,she is my personal EAGLE.I can truly say that my mother is my best friend.
My realtionship with m y father was jumpy for awhile but it's all good now.He'll never change and I shouldn't expect him to change for me.When a person does something for themselves its more genuine.I love him for who he is.Un-like my mother my father is silly/commical.We share alot of the same characteristics.
Both of my parents give me a good outlook on life.Both ar ministers so they share that commoon ground but other then that they're as different as nite and day.It's mypleasure to have them both in my life.
Who else do you feel a conncection with besides your parents.
My parents and I have a roller coaster relationship. We love each other but at times we don't care for each others presence. Though we have this genetic bond we don't seem to connect as well as some families do. Between my brother and me, I am clearly the black sheep of my family. My brother has always done what they asked of him. I however have not. For that there are times when we don't get along.
Though my parents don't usually understand me they support me artistically. They were the ones who encouraged me to apply to Columbia. It's because of that I believe in myself more and am willing to venture out into something I'm not sure in.
I would say that my parents have influenced me in more positive ways than good ones. My Mom lives through me, and my dad is somewhat of a revolutionary like me,but he abandoned the cause a long time ago, which I just don't approve of. But he has influenced mythought,and helped me become the man I am today, even if were not that close.
We don't choose our family, like Nick (and Jim Morrison--"into this house were born, into this world were thrown") pointed out, but look at how Alexis' mother is able to re-define things for her. Take this idea of "smart"--why does smart mean one thing in one family and another thing in another family? My sister and I did very differently in school, but we were always called and praised for being smart by our parents. Tara is very good at technical things and I'm very good at physical/art things--she's a radiation technician and I'm a poet. We woudln't have found those "talents" if they weren't praised as being equally smart.
I was reading what Kristen and Samantha were saying and it made me think about my dad. My dad and my brother are both electric engineers. Though my dad enjoys the bond he has with my brother he sometimes wishes that he didn't choose that profession. My father is proud that I'm going to be a photographer. He doesn't care if I'm successful as long as I am happy.
Nick, give him a hug!
My parents and I have a good relationship. It jumps up and down but for the most part it's okay. My mom supports me in everything I do. She's open to listen to what I have to say even if we have a confrontation it's always good to talk about it. My mom make sure that i'm traveling down the right path of what I want to do, she fears sometimes that I would let me feelings get the best of me. She influence me to become more confident and relax on my life and the road that I want to take through success. I can't speak for my dad but it's a distance relationship with less support, but my mom could handle his lightweight.
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