The Effects of Growing up with an Alcoholic Parent Abstract Parental alcoholism is a form of child mistreatment‚ many children who grow up in home with an alcoholic parent or parents become alcoholics later in later. Growing up in an alcoholic home promotes unhealthy family relations that negatively affect a children’s’ development that leave children at risk for psychological disorders in childhood‚ adolescence‚ and well into their adulthood. Children with alcoholic parents usually do not
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environment one grows up in and the people we surround ourselves with can shape who we will be for the rest of our lives. I grew up in a small neighborhood in the suburbs of a relatively big city. I enjoyed growing up in this setting because being near the city granted me many opportunities to do exciting activities – such as going to parks‚ nature trails and festivals – while living in a more small-scale neighborhood allowed me to grow up in a community with a strong sense of family. At first glance
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Growing up in Nicaragua‚ my family had never been one to have an abundance of money. At the age of 10‚ my mother had to wake up at the crack of dawn everyday to pick up the fallen fruits from trees‚ go into the city and try to sell them to tourists in hopes of making enough money so that she and her brothers could eat that day. She was forced to become the adult of the family when she should have been in school like the other kids her age. She was deprived of the one thing that meant everything
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Coming from a divorced family at such a young age‚ I have learned a few things about relationships. For one‚ there is no such thing as happily ever after. Secondly‚ be careful who you trust. Being raised with two parents who were your role models was great. They demonstrated to my sister and I what a perfect marriage was‚ little did we know it was all lies. Being so young‚ and living life care free‚ then having your parents give up on each other sucks. It felt as if my whole world came crashing
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path‚ Atticus tries his best but in the end it is up to Jem and Scout how they end up. To Kill a Mockingbird is about children Jem and Scout Finch growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama hanging out with their new best friend Dill‚ and trying to figure out the mystery of their neighbor Boo Radley‚ but their lives get turned upside down when their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ decides to defend a black man named Tom Robinson when a girl says that he raped her. Growing up is a major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird with
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types of people‚ from the far south to the east coast and across the Atlantic‚ I have had the opportunity to expand my mind and knowledge. Growing up in the military has also taught me the importance of manners and discipline. I remember when I was about 10 my dad made it a rule that if I forgot to answer with “yes sir” or “no sir”‚ I was required to do 10 push ups. Although the discipline wasn’t without justification though‚ it has come in handy more times that I can list‚ such as job interviews‚ meeting
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Being the youngest sibling of three has always been hard on me. I was the only girl and growing up with my two brothers has always had its downfalls. I not only had to be around my brothers at all times‚ I was also surrounded by too many male cousins. Quite frankly‚ I can count how many female cousins I have in one hand. It is a real shame what a girl had to do just to be one of the guys. I was seven years old at the time and I still remember what happened like it was just yesterday. For
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grandparents recount stories of growing up in Mexico as young adults. Everyone’s eyes light up with animation as family members contribute to the conversation while eating homemade tamales and menudo. At each of my family holiday gatherings‚ the dinner goes beyond the consumption of a home cooked meal. These family gatherings are very important to me and have contributed to who I am today. My grandparents masterfully orchestrate the discussions at the dinner table at each family gathering. When they are
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Growing up in Canada‚ I had a certain view of the world. In other words‚ I had lived in a bubble my entire life until I was 14 years old. Not long after my fourteenth birthday‚ my parents settled on the hard choice to move to Bangladesh due to a family emergency. However‚ I was not looking forward to move to a different country as I always hated change and the thoughts of meeting new people from a different culture provoked a deep plethora of sadness within me. I began to marginally tremble as I
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Growing up with two Dads When I was younger I couldn’t wait to leave home. I wanted to get as far away from my little town as fast as my feet could take me. I don’t remember where we lived before my parents divorced. I was only two when mom had all she could handle with daddy making liquor and running around with other women all the time. I do remember that. The cussing and arguing finally got to her. We moved in with her parents‚ and her two brothers and about ten other family members. It was a
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