Blog 4 - Family Life Cycle 2/18/09

Like BCam’s last post, I also got a lot out of the Family Life Cycle lecture. It really made a lot of the things we’ve been learning in class more applicable. For instance, I could see my Mom’s point of view through talking about middle and later life. I bet she enjoys having my sister and me out of the house, yet still close to home. I can definitely see the truth in middle age people becoming closer to their siblings. I know my parents are planning a long vacation to visit all their siblings, and it seems like they talk on the phone and email each other frequently too. I feel like my parents have a strong relationship and good communication – that fits with the midlife facts too. Finally, I can really see homeostasis come into play with my mom resisting change. She seems to be slow to accept that her “baby” is all grown up and is making adult decisions.