Many new things stood out to me while watching the demonstration we had in class. I always feel like our demonstrations bring situations to life. I thought about the people I knew in my life who had gone through the same type of situation. I thought about my best friend Indy. Her father left their country when she was still very young to work his way to america. After many years he had made it and earned enough money to send for his whole family to join him. I saw similar patterns take place in their family that we saw in class. Without the father present, the oldest daughter, Indy, took the responsible role and had to distribute responsibilities, coming off quite bossy. Even after they reunited with their father, Indy still kept these tendencies. It even seemed like her mom and dad came to her for advice.
When they first immigrated I found that their parents mingled with others from their country who also migrated over. This way, even though they were in a new country they still had things that were familiar. They could speak their language, and eat their food.
I feel that I have a much better understanding of why roles are the way they are. Each role in a family is important and if one is lacking others will need to fill the role, taking on more than one role.
When roles change, everyone in the family is effected and even if the person absent returns, things are still different. I have noticed this with my own family. By choosing to become a member of the church, things changed drastically in my family. I feel that our relationship can be straightened, but I don't feel like it would ever be the same.
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