Family

The word family has evolved into many different things in this modern world. The actual definition of a family from Wikipedia is a western term used to have a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. Nowadays families are no longer made up of the common mother, father, son, and daughter. Nowadays a majority of people have stepson and stepdaughters or two mothers or two fathers, but whatever the case is family is still family.

My family is composed of my mother, father, and older brother and sister. Even before I left for college I knew that I was going to be home sick. Although it is weird to most of my friends, I grew up with a very close relationship to my family. To this day I can still hear my mother telling my at a young age that, “friends may come and go, but family will always be there”. And like always, my mother was right. Although Virginia Tech is four and half hours away from my home in Northern Virginia, I always find time to talk to my family on a daily basis.

My mother and my father have been the biggest inspirations to me in my life. I sometime wonder how they ever met, because of how different their personalities are. I got my inspiration for engineering from my father who graduation with an industrial engineering degree from Virginia Tech. Growing up he hit some rough spots in his life, and had to hit rock bottom before he was able to move on and succeed in life. My father is honestly the wisest and most patient man I know. He always has the right answers, and if he is unsure about something he will look it up until he has the right answer. He is brilliant, and is the first person that I go to when I need help with homework. It seems that he has been through it all, and can see things from an overall point of view. Growing up he was never an overprotective father. He always trusted me to make my own choices in life, and allowed me to find my own path in life. Yet the most important thing that I have learned from my father is that life is all about learning, and taking it one day at a time. I would be lucky to grow up to be as wise and as patient as him.

My mother has always been my best friend. Many of my friends can not relate to me when I say this, but I can tell my mother anything. My mother has never been strict or overbearing and has always encouraged me to do whatever I want to do in life. She is the one that has always believed in me, and will always be there when I need to talk. She is always happy and cheerful, and youthful. She is the one that always gives me motivation and hope. My mother is the sole person on this earth that will make me feel better after I have spoken to her. My mother is sensitive and caring, and has taught me almost everything that I know in this life. Yet the most important thing that she has taught me is to try my best in everything I do in life, and that’s all you can do.

My brother and sister have also been the most important people in my life, because I can always talk to them, and they are always able to relate to me. My brother is four years older than me, and when we were little we would constantly fight. We are much more alike than I ever realized before, and we always fought because we have the same personalities. But as we got older he matured and so did I. He went from picking on me to protecting me, and even to this day he sometimes acts more like a father than a brother. And although sometimes he is not very sensitive, he always tells me what he thinks, and I know that he has my best interest in mind. Growing up I would come to him with my problems and sometimes with tears, and he would always comfort me and tell me what he truly thought. He would never lie to me, and I am proud to say that there is a lot of him in me.

My sister has always been my best friend ever since I was little. Growing up we were each other’s playmates and companions, and now that I am away from her at college I truly miss her. I think that we get along together so well, because we are so different. She is a calm and cool person, who goes with the flow. She is a good listener and can always relate to me. My sister is the only person that I can talk to for hours and never run out of anything to say. She has always been my best friend, and always will be. She has a heart of gold, and will always give someone the benefit of the doubt. She is my friend and my companion, and because of that we will never drift apart.

My family is a major part of my life. I know that at my stage in life, my friends are supposed to be the most important thing to me, but while they are important they don’t hold a candle to the relationship I have with my family.