Sunday, November 9, 2014

Family



My family is really big. My great grandmother had eleven sons and daughters. This means I have a lot of cousins and second cousins. When my aunts or uncles have a party, I always meet a cousin I have never seen. This is good because I get to see family from out of state and I also get to see how different we all are. It is also good because when I was a child I always had cousins to play with and spend quality time with. A negative would have to be that my mom would always call me or my siblings our cousin’s names.
            In my immediate family, I have my mom Georgette, my older sister Ashley and my younger brother Andrew. Ashley and I were very close when we were kids. Ashley is 27 years old, married and has two kids. My niece is 9 years old and my nephew is 3 years old. My sister lives in Valencia with her husband and kids. Andrew is 25 years old; he has no kids and lives in Houston Texas by himself. My mom, my brother and I all used to live in Houston. When my mom and I moved back Andrew did not want to come and moved in with my aunt in Texas. Andrew has been living in Texas since 2011.
            My mom is a nurse and works at St. Johns Hospital. She has been a nurse my entire life. I love that my mom is a nurse, when I don’t feel well she always knows how to make me feel better. My mom was a single parent; my dad has not been in my life for as long as I can remember. My mom used to work three jobs to support my siblings and I. I always remembered my mom working, she had one day a week where she got to spend time with me. My grandmother use to watch my siblings and all of the cousins when our parents were at work. My family is very close and I rely on them for support and comfort when I am feeling down on myself.

5 comments:

  1. Family is the foundation and where you get your morals so it's great to hear you look towards them in times of need. I have always respected those who see nurses because I've heard that's a tough job.

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  2. Dude, that's how it is when I go to family parties. I meet new people that turn out to be my cousins whom I never met in my life.

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  3. I admire your mother for working 3 jobs at one time. It's great you have such close relations with your entire family.

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  4. It's always great having a huge family with lots of cousins. We used to play around my grandmas house too. Your mom is a super mom!

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  5. You sound like you have a strong and supportive role model. That kind of closeness is rare these days; I hope you are showing your appreciation towards your mom.

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