Family Life

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This paper surmises that one's family situation has a direct effect on one's daily existence. The paper contends that whatever is going on within the family is going to manifest itself with each family member in both similar and different ways. Thus, daily life within a family will not only effect the family as a whole, but will also effect each member uniquely. The paper presents several examples of different family situations and explores the effects on the family members.

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"The daily life for a family with a toddler is going to be quite different from one with college age children. Babies and small children can leave parents exhausted by the end of the day. More importantly, life literally seems to revolve around the child. All activities, including meals, work, and recreation depend on the child's schedule. In other words, if the child wakes up at 6am, so do the parents, or at least one of them, whether he or she was ready to get up or not. A trip to the grocery store may likely as not end with the parent dragging the child out because he has thrown a temper tantrum over something, usually not getting his way."

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