Family Relations

 Fathers are an important part of the family. Society nowadays are downplaying the importance of them. Somebody pointed out in class today that Disney Channel shows always portray the fathers as unimportant, and dumb. For the most part, Fathers are the ones who are out working and trying to provide for the family, so it doesn't really make sense, nor is it fair for them to be portrayed in this manner.     It was mentioned in class how as children grow up, around their teenage years, they become more reliant on their fathers. One student in class shared his thoughts on why he thought this was the case. He has said that when kids are younger, they are very cared for, loved, and nurtured by their mothers. But as time goes on and they start to grow up, the father helps to toughen them up. They need a more direct approach towards entering the real world. The world outside the parent's home is not always as forgiving, and it won't treat them in the same way their nurturing moth...

 Communication in a family is probably the most important thing in keeping your family a functional one. Last week I had written about the Family under Stress. When related to communication, this can help alleviate stress and problems significantly.      In class today, we briefly talked about the difference between complaining and communicating. Simply put, my Professor said that Complaining is an adult's way of crying. Complaining won't get us anywhere. It only makes people annoyed, hostile, and distant from us. If something is bothering you, whether it be something your partner is doing, or even just something that happened in your day that wasn't pleasant, talk maturely about it instead of whining and complaining. People are more willing and more likely to listen and change if you have a real conversation with them. For example, say you don't like the way that your partner spends so much time sleeping in on the weekends. There are two ways you could address this ...

 In my past blog posts, we've talked about many aspects of Family. Dating and courtship, Marriage, Sexual Relations, but now I'm going to be talking about the Family under stress. Every Family has rough moments, but there are certain ways to handle these rough patches in a way that can preserve your relationship with the most important people in your life.      In class today, my professor said something that I thought was pretty cool. The word "Crisis" in Chinese Characters are "Danger" and "Opportunity." I find that almost poetic. Sometimes the very dangers we want and try to avoid are the exact opportunities we need in order to improve our family. Some stressors for a family could be after the Honeymoon Phase. During the Honeymoon Phase, you're absolutely smitten with your partner, They're perfect in every way and there is nothing they could do to ever hurt you. Eventually, that phase will end. That doesn't mean you don't love th...

I'm going to be honest, I'm not terribly excited to write about this week's subject, but it is an important subject that should be talked about. Sexual Relations is kind of a taboo topic, but sexual relations are vital in order to start a family. Without it, you can't have kids, and without kids, you can't have a full family and then there will be nobody to continue on and pass on your family name.      To start out, I would like to discuss the Law of Chastity. Now, what is that? Chastity is Sexual Purity. So the Law of Chastity states that we should refrain from any sort of sexual activity with another person until you are married. Then when you are married, to practice perfect fidelity and only perform those acts with your partner. Satan has led many people to believe that sexual actions are acceptable outside of marriage. He influences people's thoughts, words, and actions to be impure and ultimately break the Law of Chastity. Many people may see this as a re...