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 If anyone were to tell you that they had a perfect family that never fights or has never gone through hardships; they are lying to you. Every family has gone through something that causes some sort of stress in their lives, and it is different for everyone even if they have gone through some sort of the same thing such as divorce, foreclosure, death, etc. This can have a large impact on families that can affect each individual family member in multiple different ways. My father is probably one of my best friends and inspires me so much. He is proof that good can come out of bad situations. He grew up in an extremely dysfunctional household, everything imaginable sadly happened in that house. My grandfather was an abusive alcoholic that would cause unbearable stress upon my grandmother, my father, and my aunts. Everyone in the small town of Great Bend, Kansas knew what type of person he was but he was so powerful because of all the land that he owned. My father would go to school w...

 Sex; is a no longer taboo subject in this day in age in the United States. Being a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I was always taught since a very young age, that sex was a beautiful thing that was only meant for a husband and wife. My parents have been appropriately open about this subject so I could understand the importance and sacredness of sex. By reading Lauer & Lauer, I was able to learn many new things I never knew w but I was able to make some connections with people that I knew in high school. In the Latino community, young women have the highest teen pregnancy rates out of all ethnic groups in the country. Typically, those who are in that category, usually deal with drug abuse, a single parent, or are in the lower class. To prevent this, it all comes down to family values, once there are no values, there are no standards. It is important to teach our kids the importance of keeping our standards high. By having two parents in a household, ...

    Have relationships lost their meaning these days? Has social media destroyed the true meaning of true love? I was in 5th grade when I first got my social media account, I was only 11 years old and I already fell into a trap of body dysmorphia, the feeling of unworthiness, and comparing my body to others online. I would find myself not wanting to post anything because I did not want to get a low amount of likes. Now that I am in college, I find myself not caring as much anymore. When I scroll I see the posts about kids I graduated with and an occasional couple of posts. I see influencers online and I see elaborate proposals or even kids my age who are dating and are already doing a couple of photoshoots after being together for a short amount of time. Being here I was always secretly scared to post pictures with a past boyfriend of mine because I did not want people to question why I would later delete those said photos. And that is exactly what happened, my ex-boyfriend po...

         Today, every time I go on social media, I see the rise in conversation about mental health. As I scroll through endless videos that kids around my age make, it all has many things in common. Mental health. As I grew up in a house with my mother and father, the talk of mental health was never specifically brought up. I am so grateful that my parents have helped me grow a relationship with them where I am able to tell them anything, but I never truly knew much about mental health. My father came from an extremely dysfunctional home. He has been on his own since 16 years old and was never able to deal with his pain from his childhood. In the Latino community, mental health is a very sensitive topic to discuss. It is as if Latinos are too busy to be depressed or anything else. In this mentality, you have to get over it and never talk about it. My father knew that the family he grew up in, was not a normal family. Due to this, when he was kicked out at 16, h...

      As we go through many changes in our society, one thing, in particular, is standing out to me. Fewer and fewer people are choosing to get married. There can be some reasons that prevent some from marrying not by chose like not being able to find an eligible partner, but others are willingly choosing not to. People are choosing to put their careers first, fear commitment/divorce, or have no time to find a partner in this crazy world because of a time-consuming schedule. It is important to teach these values to our children and our peers because the lack of marriage is diminishing family connections. Coming from a Mexican/Peruvian household, the older generation is married while out of 12 grandchildren who are in their late 20s early 30s, only one three are married. And out of the three marriages, one of them had three teen pregnancies in their high school career and the other resulted in a birth before marriage. With the third marriage, they were married in the Saint...

Hello everybody! My name is Emma Trevino and welcome to my blog! Here I will be writing about my thoughts and new ideas about family relations. This is my first time blogging and I am very excited for you all to come on this journey with me. Enjoy!