Blog post 2

This week we learned about different family dynamic systems. We talked about how different families have certain rules and roles specific to that family. These rules and roles are only found in that family,, however, all families have them.  I asked my roommate if her family had any rules that they have learned to follow one of them was that she talked and call adults by there the last name like for example “Mrs. Andrews”.  I found this interesting then we were told to watch a show with a family in it and watch for the rules and roles, and how in a family different people have different roles. Different kids made different comments about the black sheep of a family or sibling order. Individual talked about how sometimes the oldest child becomes like a second mom, or the middle child can sometimes be the one that makes everyone happier and in a better mood and makes the family laugh.  at my house, we all have a role. I feel my role is the one that makes everyone laugh just by me myself.  My oldest brother is the one that is the most different and has the most experience being an adult without help. My little brother is the child that can complete any task just by looking at how to do it. Out of all of the children, he is the most school wired. All of us kids have our strengths and weaknesses. I feel we get put in a family for a reason. Heavenly father knows what type of family members we need to have in our life on earth to have an easier time or for them to help us learn life lessons. We learned that may be a reason you don’t get along with a roommate is that you each have very different rules this causes roommates to buttheads. In class, we also talked about how to break family rules that we may not necessarily like. How we can try to have a positive attitude when we try and change a rule or a habit in a family. He talked about a man who didn’t like how his family members would complain about each other but not talk to the person directly who is bothering them. The man in the movie did it interesting when every time they started to complain he would say I don’t talk about other let’s talk about you.  This man wanted to change this habit. He used a positive way of trying to change a rule or a habit that he didn’t like. In class, we also talked about positive reaction and negative reactions. Of course, we all want a positive reaction but sometimes we get negative ones.  We, of course, want a positive reaction. but sometimes we don’t we can only control how we act and talk but not how others do.  We just need to make sure that we are expressing ourselves in a healthy positive way. Sometimes we need to look at how we are acting and change, but, it can be hard to do. But it’s important, to do every once in a while sence it can help you improve some of your bad habits. Doing this with a class can especially help to have a better attitude about class, since sometimes a class just does not sound fun. I love my family relations class more and more. It was hard at the beginning because I didn’t know if I was capable of doing a blog or making comments. While I don’t do a lot of comments the blog thing is not as bad as I thought. That is what I learned and what happens in class this week.