Family Relations

No matter how big or little, your parents have made sacrifices for you. I know that personally, mine has made a ton for me and my siblings. This week in class we had a discussion about immigration. Now, this topic hits close to home for me.  I wasn't the one necessarily going through the experience since I was born in California; however, my parents made this sacrifice when they were about my age.  First, let me tell you a bit about what I know about my parent's story. My dad came to the United States when he was around 17 to 18 years old. He came here with his brother and sister but the journey was rough. Luckily for them, they had some family already here but that didn't make the journey any easier. He had enough money to get them through and from then they had to figure out how to meet up with their family. This is just a sum of what they really went through and eventually they were going on to finish high school. Expect their school system was different causing my dad t...

It wasn't until recently that we have created the norm of a stay-at-home dad. Over the last couple of years, we have found that the mother isn't the one who must be the primary nurturer. " The U.S. Census reports that 32% of married fathers ( approximately 7 million dads ) are "a regular source of care for their children under age 15, up from 26% from 2002." The U.S. Census defines “regular care of children” as an arrangement that is consistent at least one day per week"(U.S. Census, 2011). From then it's only been growing!  Personally, I grew up with both parents alternating from being a stay-at-home parent. I honestly have never seen a problem with this, and I think it's quite common. The focus isn't who has to be the one working or who is the one staying home with their child, but it's about your child getting the care and love from both parents. This isn't a hand-off, it's a team effort.  One thing I know many parents struggle wit...

There are a lot of times where we take a look at our families and we're really grateful for them, other times we question why we had to have a brother or sister. I know that for me there are so many times where I realize that having siblings has helped me in my life. I have one brother and one sister, and we may not get along every day, but we know that we'll be there for each other. Now I know that sounds really cheesy but anyone who has siblings can admit that it's true.   Nowadays not many people have siblings, let alone children. Ok, before you think that I'm here to convince you to have kids, stick around because that's not what I'm trying to do. We live in a world where women have moved so much in life! It's literally one of the best things ever! However, because of that, so many women don't want to have children anymore or as many. Culture has always had an impact on how many children people have or don't. But we went from the world thinki...

Hello! My name is Brianna Hilario and it may be my first time blogging but, I have so many experiences to share! We will find that life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain. This blog is for my family relations class and I will be sharing my insights on what this class has to teach me.