At the age of 12, Nai was removed from her family of seven siblings and placed in a foster home. At the time, Nai (the second oldest child) and her older sister were caring for their younger brothers and sisters as her parents were usually absent. Being placed in foster care was extremely difficult for the siblings, who were separated and sent to live in different counties. Nai had become used to serving as caretaker for her younger siblings, and spent the first couple of years in foster care worrying about her brothers and sisters. Visitation opportunities together were rare, and over time Nai became resentful of and disappointed in her parents for being unable to “put the family back together again.” She had a very difficult time dealing
Her parents never realized that after every meal Rachel would secretly go to the bathroom upstairs and throw up everything she had eaten. Her father would beat her up and treat her like trash and her mother would just stand there and not say a word because she was weak and always did as Rachel’s dad said. In her kindergarten class, Rachel treated all the other little girls with rudeness, anger, and jealousy towards anyone who was better than her. She often spent her days in the principal’s office because of her strong character and misbehaviors. Rachel grew up, went through her dating stage, and then finally met a wonderful man that she could not picture herself without; a caring, positive, supportive husband that goes by the name of Tim.
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.
Marlene worked in sales and Richard went off to the army, which their divorce shortly followed. Richard did not keep in contact and Marlene worked a lot leaving Luna and Mark as latch key children to raise themselves. Marlene, several years after her separation from Richard started to date a man named Ron and Luna (age 4) did not like him because she knew he was not her father. Ron on occasion would drink, smoke, have affairs, and was abusive verbally, emotionally, and physically to Marlene, and sometimes to Mark, and Luna. Luna grew up feeling that she did not belong to this family and that she was adopted.
Logical love happens when a person considers their partners potential for life before committing to a relationship. The fifth type of love is possessive; excited love is when a person is completely infatuated with their partner. Finally the sixth type of love is a selfless love which is when a person will do anything to help their lover. Scenario #1 Willie and Patty have known each other since elementary school. They went to school together all the way through high school where they went their separate ways for college.
Hypothetical Working Agreement Paper BSHS 321 Kimberly Anderson April 26, 2012 Freydia is a twenty-seven year old mother with two kids. When she was twenty-three, Freydia and her husband were struggling with their marriage and their lives started to disintegrate from there. They could no longer afford making their car payments or paying car insurance. All of their bills were piling up, late bill after late bill, she was afraid that her and her family would then has to leave their apartment and move in with her mother to save money. Freydia’s husband could no longer take all of the disappointment and grief he gave his family, so he left without a word.
When Melissa Cooper-Prince’s eleven-year marriage suddenly ended last year, she was disillusioned, angry, and heartbroken. “I felt blindsided. I needed an emotional outlet,” so the Rockford mother began painting while her children, Hannah, 9, and Cooper, 4, were visiting their father. At first she created small, simple watercolors, but as she became more immersed in the cathartic process, she ventured into other media—as well as more technically, and emotionally, challenging compositions. Having taken only three Art and Design courses at Hope College many years ago, Cooper-Prince had limited experience as an artist, but she realized that “it was a form of therapy” as she would become lost in her art for hours and hours reflecting on her life with and without her husband.
1) Low RiskStacey is a 25 year old college student. After taking classes for a few years and not deciding on a career path she finally chose to studying paralegal. The college is expensive and she already has debt piled high, if she remains on the Dean’s List her financial aid and student loans will be deferred until she graduates. Stacey has been working full time at a local restaurant and really depends on the extra tips she receives. Working late hours has caused Stacey to become late for her early classes and she has been missing assignments.
I would like to propose a toast to my best friend Joy Kentish. For those of you that don’t know Joy and I have been best friends for about 7 years. We met our 10th grade year in high school at Tampa Bay technical High School. We were in drivers ed together and I was so nervous because it was my first time driving and we were partners. She told me to relax and just have fun but not too much fun.
Marla: All I remember from my childhood is hearing my mother yelling through the walls that I shared with them, or seeing her with a black eye or broken arm and not being able to take care of me; while my father takes off for couple of days or a week. I cannot recall ever having a family dinner with my parents that was argument free and heard laughter. Clinician (Dardree): How was the relationship between your parents? Marla: The relationship between my parents was toxic, but my mother loved him a lot. Now that I’m older, I think about it and still cannot understand why she did.