Tracy is doing well in her school work, but has temper tantrums at home when things do not go her way. Harold was recently laid off from a job he held for over 10 years and is feeling very discouraged. His mother has loaned him money until he can find another job, but he worries about his ability to take care of his family. Shirley returned home from duty three weeks ago. She was initially very happy to see her family, but is having trouble adjusting to being back home.
The last two years of marriage, they were living separate under the same roof enduring great stress, tension, and resentment for each other. As a result of Luna’s relationship with Charlie, she experienced: anxiety, depression, loss of self, and emptiness. Additional stress, Luna graduated but could not find work in her field. For about one year, she remained in a depressed state, not doing very much. One day, Luna woke up with the strength to put herself back together, went back to working at her old job, started working out, and taking mental care of herself.
He died 6 months ago as a result of a knife wound that occurred during a fight at a local tavern. He and Sierra’s mother lived together with their five children and when he worked, he worked for a minimum wage that barely fed his family. Kyla’s aunts and uncles (Sierra’s three sisters and one brother) keep in contact with their mother and sister, but are busy with their own lives and families. Although Sierra participates in Kyla’s care, her mother is the stable caregiver when she is not working. The relationship between Sierra and her mother has been strained since Sierra became pregnant and frequently the two engage in
Its a long walk for them to get where they need to go so they stay in there house. They take care of each other and try to servive. Everyone can only eat a little bit of food each day because they have no clue how long this storm it is going to last. The electricity goes out, then comes back on, the goes back out and so on. Miranda steps up and takes care her mom and two brothers.
It seems that after their new baby Bryson was born, things took a sharp turn for the worst. When Bryson was two weeks, Nene’s mother passed away from lung disease. Though Nene and her mother weren’t close, she was still hurt by the news. In addition to the death of her mother, the abuse from her child’s father increased exponentially. He was bolder now; more
His parents are divorced. Justin's parents share fifty-fifty custody. Therefore, he resides in each parents home for a week at a time. Justin's mother is a single mother with 3 boys, one of which is Justin's half brother,
They are also middle class. Felix spends most of his time home with his mother, but plays at a friend’s house while she attends work 15 hours a week. Felix has one sibling, an 8 month old girl. Deliah lives with both of her parents and does not attend daycare. She stays home with her mother during the days while her father works.
Women stayed at home to take care of the children and do the housework, which consisted of cooking and cleaning. Since women didn’t work and stayed at home, this became more difficult when husbands and sons that were old enough were drafted to the war. That means that the household was now being deprived of one or more sources of income. That was the case with Walter Glass, soon to be 74 years old; he’s been through it all. From World War II to growing up without a father, the life of Walter Glass always had
The parents lack interest in their own daughter. Connie's father is rarely present in her life because he is "away at work most of the time and when he comes home he want[s] supper and he read[s] the newspaper at supper and after supper he [goes] to bed. He didn't bother talking much to them" (Oates). Her mother continually praises her older sister right in front her while complaining about Connie. For example, her mom nags her by asking, "Why don't you keep your room clean like your sister?"
There was always something going on in the house but never too much so the noise was a jumble of sounds. My grandmother lived in that house the majority of her life so a big part of the house was her. She wasn’t the nicest person in the world, but she really did care for my sister and I. My dad grew up in that house and proceeded to live there while raising us. My grandmother passed away when I was 8 years old and the only home I had ever known at that point in my life was that one.