Assignment #8

My household was very authoritative. I had boundaries but only when my mom was around. When mom would work late, on the weekends or when she was on vacation I have a very permissive father. When my mom was around we knew the rules and the boundaries that we could reach. We were very open and flexible when it came to rules, but when dad was watching us we didn’t know what rules were and didn’t have many expectations. I believe that my mom did a great job raising us girls, my dad could have used some help but was never expected to. My family taught me responsibility, how to be successful, independent, and have respect for myself and others. The only thing that has been hard for me to deal with as I have gotten older is having respect for men. Since I had none with my dad, I have had a hard time treating my boyfriend as an equal. I believe that will also affect me and my boyfriend when we have kids but it is something that I am working on before that time comes.