How is your relationship with your family?

Philippines
August 8, 2011 8:03pm CST
Hello there! Well, the most important people in our life is our family. For me, I can't imagine my life without them by my side. Though I know that I can't have them forever since life here on earth is too short, I see to it that i am spending each and everyday most of my time with my family. Well, I am leaving with my mom, my dad and my two brothers. We are happy in one roof especially when it is weekends, we used to go to church together well that is one family tradition that I will miss when I get married soon. :-) I can say that I have an harmonious relationship with my family. How about you? how is the relationship between you and your family?
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21 responses
9 Aug 11
My relationship with my family is just fine, we know we love each other but sometimes there's also some misunderstanding between members, like you we also put time to be together every weekend,sunday is our official family day, we go to church and if have some extra budget we eat out and bond.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
Misunderstanding is always there. we just need to practice communication in each of our family members. Be open with them. Tell them the problems that you have they will be more that willing to help you...
• Canada
9 Aug 11
You bet, living with the family and having them beside you is something wonderful. You have your loved ones to share your ups and downs,more often you are not lonely. I feel im lucky cause we are one loving family.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I'm happy to hear that you have a loving family. Love the to the fullest and treasure everything that you have.. Welcome to my-lot!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I lived far from my family for 18 years since I get married and settled in another city that is a bit far from my family. But I use to have a vacation and visited them always. Me and my siblings are all married so having our own family and living far from each other is a bit of missing and hard when it comes to bonding moments. So,we make sure that we make the most of it when we are together. have a good day jaiho®
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
How nice. Love always finds its way. :-P I am happy that you still finds time to communicate with your family though you have your own.. Have a nice day too..
@wigima5 (904)
• United States
9 Aug 11
Eehh, mine isn't too good. It isn't horrible, not in the least, but it isn't too good. We spend a lot of time fighting and blaming each other for things. And a lot of past hurt and resentment is in our relationship because we'll continuously tell each other what we do wrong, especially my parents recently only seem to tell me what I do wrong. It's so stressful, and I just get angry with them, and don't want to be near them. Especially my dad, it's the worst with him. He always calls me and my brother "freaks" and gets mad for a whole week and will never say sorry. So, most of the time we spend mad at each other instead of getting along. Even when we're getting along, I have an urge to be mean to him just because I'm just constantly angry at him. I am glad I am going away to college this fall because at least I will be able to be away from them and all their criticism for a little bit. Maybe then we'll all appreciate each other more.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
Well we can't prevent that to happen sometimes. In my opinion, you might lack of what we called communication with your family members that is why you misunderstood each other. But it is not too late yet. Why not talk with them so that everything will be clarify between you and your family members. Communication is the best way to fix the misunderstanding that you have with your family.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
9 Aug 11
I have really a good relationship with my family.They are soooo nice to me and i really gratitude that i have such great parents ,they raise me up and respect me.Although now i'm not with them,but i give them one call each day.I have to say,i really miss them.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
Well nice to hear that from you. Family is our treasure and no can replace them in our life even the most precious thing in this world. Thank you for the response!
• China
9 Aug 11
i left my family for school for 4 years, and now i have been working where is far from my home for half a year , i miss my parents very much
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I can feel that you really miss them. I guess even though you are far away from the, you should try to reached out. call them even once in a week so that they could still feel the love that you have for the. Sometimes we really need to sacrifice to be far away from them..
@shorty08322 (1270)
• United States
9 Aug 11
nt to good
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I do have a close relationship with my family. I am already married but up until now, I keep constant touch with my mother and father as well as my sister. We do meet most of the time and enjoy food, family gatherings and outings. We in the Philippines has always been noted of having this close family ties and I am glad that up until now, we are close and well.
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
great. i miss them a lot. i live away from them, been more than a decade. i went away for school and when i graduated, i got a job out of town.. i used to visit them once per year and would really love to go home now.. i call them sometimes though i wanna eat breakfast with them, i wanna watch tv or sleep in my bedroom, wanna play with my little nieces and nephews.. crossing my fingers for this Holidays, hoping i have much time to spend time at home.
• United States
9 Aug 11
Although my family & I love each other sadly we do not always get along. We constantly fight, make up & then fight again. I find it very exhausting so much so that even though I keep in touch with my family I try not to call & talk to them every day. In fact my one sister & I fought so much in the past that every time we fought she would post about it on her Facebook for all our friends to see, so now even though we are back to speaking to each other again I did not re-add her back onto my Facebook. With some families, especially ones like mine it's best to keep ones distance.
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
9 Aug 11
I wish the relationship with my loved ones were much better. Hopefully it can become better as we all grow with our extended families. I'm happy for my children and grandchildren each time we spend time together.
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
I have a very good relationship with my family. My family are well bonded. I am an introvert person, usually stays at home. Spending time with my family and constant communication builds a strong relationship and happiness. I still live with my parents, brother and 2 sisters. When I got home from work, I appreciate my mom who always untie my shoe laces and prepare delicious snacks for me. My younger sister is always there to talk to.
• Philippines
10 Aug 11
I have a great relationship with my family. For me, they are my constant source of hope and inspiration in everything that I do. Without them, life would be so, so hard. My goals and ambitions in life are attainable simply because my family is behind me in all my undertakings and endeavors.
@alizee08 (10)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
there are misunderstanding between me and my family. However, I tried to be far away from them once and went to school abroad but the feeling keeps bothering me is that I dont feel like living without them or I dont worth living. All I gotta say is love your family and be happy eventhought you got a lot of problems . Just go with it , they are your guardian angels
• India
9 Aug 11
It's very good that you believe in family values. All true, life is short and can't have our family members forever. Not that, I don't like to be with family. But I feel relationship with family is always evolving with time. I would say its not the same feeling, for eg role changes as one grows older, you are taken care of but some day you will be caring for them. Yeah, its nice to behold the beautiful things that's happening today.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I have a good relationship with all my brothers. But have worse relationship with my partner. I don't know why I am not lucky to have a relationship...
@ddaguno (3107)
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I love mine and we have a great relationship but we don't live in one roof like you guys do. My brother has his own family so he has moved out. I am single but I still opt to live on my own. My parents sort of treat me like a baby so I can't really stay with them for long periods of time.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
Family is really important in each lives. When i was young i always felt that im alone and empty and no one to run too when im in need. When i get pregnant i feel a little scared coz i never ask or go after with the father of my son, in short im single mom. I don't have regrets being a single mom bcoz my child is the happies moment of my life. So my son is my only family.
• China
9 Aug 11
Family is great wealth to our everyone. I have a harmonious relationshipt with my family and members. I have being worked in another city and went back hometown during Chinese New Year. I am satisfied with the times with them. My two sisters have married and have their sons. We love both boys very much. Now only my young brother and I are alone. They are worried about us. I tell them we are waiting for our next happiness. Frankly speaking, there are some misunderstanding between grandma and Mama. It's a normal phenomenon in my hometown. I simply think it's the gerneration gap. We try our efforts to maintain it not to be serious. We hope my grandma and Mama live health and happy, even they argue as well.
• Philippines
9 Aug 11
I'm working far away to my family;my parents and my siblings but through my husband presents I feel I found a family to him and I'm happy for that! Hoping that last!