You can act in any way you please, and they will still love you. ... Everyone needs a family, because everyone needs love. ... But they showered me with love and that was all I cared about nothing else in this world means more to me than my family. ... They told me to do whatever I felt was right with my own life and I did I fell in love with a boy, it was hard to explain to him who these two women were. ... But all in all family is family and once Melesia Vanriel you have one you cannot change who they are you just have to love them because they love you (Jasmynn Kendall). ...

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Mother's love is unconditional. Father's love is sought after and earned through achievement. The child must work for this love. This type of love may sound like unreal love, but I think it is real. ... I can attest to the success of fear in my own family. ...

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Other families may or may not involve blood relation, but all families, no matter what kind, include similar ideas, beliefs, trust and love for one another. ... Even though only one parent is involved, they're still considered a family because of the love and trust within it. ... At first, the trust and love that is usually in a family may not be there as they might be considered strangers in a new home. ... When he gained my brother's trust and love, we truly became a family though they were not the only family I had. ... When it comes to a family, they must love and trust each o...

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"The Family" The nuclear family, as stated by Coontz consists of a family including a father, mother, and child. This family structure is generally ideal but it is not realistic. ... In my family which consisted of my mother and sister instead of being a nuclear family are family was non-traditional. As stated by Jack a family lacking a parent was a non- traditional family. This family structure was more than enough for me, and it was fully capable of instilling guidance and love. ...

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Love, support, friendship, and guidance are key qualities necessary to form a family bond. ... The love within a family teaches a child about solidarity, which brings the teachings of virtue, sensitivity and assertiveness. Everyone has the need to feel loved, but the best love there can be is the love of a family. ... This love and respect is important to create and maintain the family bond we have built together. ... In conclusion, family is the trust, love and unity we form within a special group of people. ...

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Abstract A family consists of two or more people who share a bond of either blood, love or both. ... They loved each other and were close to each other no matter the challenge. ... Affection brings about love, care and understanding among the family members, hence, a happy family is their reward. ... A family transforms a house into a home where all members of the family live surrounded with love, concern, care and a feeling of ample security. Love, adjustments and mutual understanding creates the indestructible bond among the family members and creates happiness within the family. ...

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Functions Of The Family The ever changing family has responsibilities and duties to fill, to become a physical and emotionally stable family. ... The economic function is when the family provides the necessary goods that are needed to survive. In the past, to provided for the family the head of the family would farm and fish to acquire the goods needed. ... Everyone needs to feel and be loved. It is one of the unwritten necessities needed to have a healthy family. ...

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Mitchell and Cam's modern family literally sets a great example of what the "modern family"" really is. ... These three portray happy and unconditional love to each other, which is what truly matters. Their sexual orientation or non-biological parenthood does not matter because "the most important things a parent can provide a child is to love, teach, soothe and guide them " (Cruz). ... Mitch and Cam represent the true meaning of family because "[Their] daughter in "Modern Family," will feel the love and union of her parents--not her gay parents " (Cruz). ... Defining family as any indiv...

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This picture of my family shows the unity within my family members and I. ... My family does have flaws. ... The silver ring, symbolizes the love and commitment of a forever-lasting relationship. ... This ring symbolizes his undying love for his spouse. ... My parents have an undying love for each other, which helps out because they can never stay mad at each other. ...

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The Naumann family was a very postmodern family. ... Postmodern families also put a lot of emphasizes of consensual love. ... Eliza and Aaron both used consensual love on every member of the family, including each other. ... Aaron, feeling rejected, no longer felt love for any member of his family, and went to find another kind of family that would not reject him. This use of consensual love is another form of Autonomy. ...

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This love of a non-biological family is even greater than that of a normal biological family. ... - She was so upset that her love for him was not enough and she was losing their aura of a family because she could not take care of him. ... This is her love for Adam. ... She loves the children and knows that the children need to be loved. ... She loved these kids and they loved her, now they are saying goodbye forever. ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird Family To me, a family can have many different meanings. Most people think of families as two married people who love each other so much that they decide to get married, and have at least one child. ... Another reason for the separation in a family is when a parent or a child dies, because the family will never be the same without one of their loved ones. ... When Jem and Scout were young, their mother died from a sudden heart attack, at the time she died, they were devastated, but over time they got over it, and learned to love their father, and make the b...

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Family Traditions Celebrating everyone's birthday is a tradition for our family. ... This family tradition started with my mother's side of the family. ... The Ballard family looks forward to celebrating my birthday as a family tradition because something interesting always happen. ... Celebrating everyone's birthday is a family tradition. ... My sister loves her big bother so much; she lets me decide on a designated spot. ...

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Parental love The Korean proverb says when you have at least three children you can understand your parents' love. ... I loved all my children equally although my mother-in-law loved my son more than my two daughters. ... When my youngest daughter was born, my family was not rich. ... When I was ten year old, my family went to the beach. ... All my family enjoyed the summer vacation. ...

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The family is basically the most important factor in our society. ... There are many types of families now, but the traditional family structure is healthier and more effective than the new sort of family. ... Families with both parents pertaining to the same sex can still show their children the same love that a traditional family would. ... Not all gay families are as my cousin's family. ... That is something that differentiates most children of heterosexual families from homosexual families, the fact that they grow in a religious environment. ...

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Love is a powerful emotion which gives people the strength to go to extremes for one another. The bonds shared between family members are strengthened by love and devotion. ... My twin sister and I loved playing sports, and Papa was always our biggest fan. ... Because of this, there are many people in our family feel that Papa is a hero. ... Through all the love and support he has given me, I can truthfully say that Papa is my favorite relative....

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In the book "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer, the Cullen family and the Swan family are structured very differently from one another. ... Carlisle works as a doctor and acts as the father figure of the family. ... The contrast of these two families emphasizes the idea that true families are based on love, not genetics. ... One example is their love for baseball. ... In chapter 15 Edward says, "we don't have secrets in the family. ...

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In both of these stories a mothers" love is shown; yet it is shown in two very different ways. ... Now in the story "The Children Stay" the mother shows a different kind of love. ... Until one day she suddenly decides to leave her husband and her family to go away with another man. ... In both stories the mothers show love for their children. ... A mothers" love is forever no matter what happens. ...

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There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and me. ... My father, a perfect man with love, is the oldest and shortest (not too much but enough to call "shortest") in my family. ... Mom and Dad fill my world with love, although sometimes they yell at me louder than any noise on the road. In my happy family, dad is the fattest, because he drank lots of beer. ... I love my father because he is a generous gentleman. ...

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Folkways that can be as simple as having respect for your family members have faded. ... When you have a larger than average family, there can be high points and low points depending on your role in the family and how you look at it. ... For government, families can disagree in politics and then there could be a change in the way the family sees eye to eye on several other topics. Not all families are from the same religion or believes in doing things in certain ways which could greatly effect the way a family lives. Economics can effect the size of a family, for example a family may not be ab...

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As parents, trust and love need to be the motivators in guiding children, authority can become power, and power must not be used to break a child's will. ... The mother shows she loves her by limiting her daughter's activities. ... Family values are the very fabric that holds a family together. ... A strong family is like a coat of armor protecting children from the often cold, harsh world beyond the confines of the white picket fence. ... Parents love their children so much they make sacrifices, set positive discipline, and values in their children. ...

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But how do we define a family? ... At the same time, this individual can dictate who belongs in his family – even a best friend or a pet dog maybe part of his family. ... But because part of growing up is acquiring new experiences and widening social network, this web of interconnections I call 'family' has branched out to include my best friends in it, the organization I am included in, and the college block I have learned to love. ... As much as possible we maintain an open book relationship, and I feel the devotion and love my parents are devoting on me. ... Or we might co...

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Cornell University conducted a study with 12 and 13 year old's from single parent families. ... Children in single parent families tend to learn that marriage is only an option and it's not necessary to be happy. ... I truly think spending quality time and showing them you love them is what they need. ... They also learn you won't always spoil them the way they want but they will still love you always. ... My advice is to just love your kids and realize you only live once so make the best out of parenting, have fun....

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What's your idea of a perfect family? Is there a perfect family? What is the normal family? ... Seeing all my friends with their families made me realize I wanted that more than anything, I wanted to feel comfortable with my family I wanted to feel like I wasn't such a screw up and I made a difference to my family. ... He didn't deserve my love. ...

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Everybody's been torn between family and their dreams before no matter who you are, whether it be a tragedy that strikes the family or just a twist of fate. Ron Rash's "Blackberries in June" is about a young couple that are madly in love with each other who are slowly attaining their dream of becoming successful and living a good life. But tragedy strikes and now their dreams are interrupted by their responsibility and loyalty to their family. ... The lake confirms their love and strength for each other. ... But she seems torn between her loyalty for her family and her loya...

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