Family Strengths

I was preparing for the test and read the first essay question. I always think that my family is a strong family, but in all honesty we do not communicate well. I am usually in a yelling match 5 minutes after I walk in the door when I go home. I don't know what it is, but it's a given that when I go home I will be fighting with my family. I hate it. I am a very stubborn person, and I know that, but I just don't know how to communicate with my family. I get along great with my father, but I think it's because we are so laid back and so much alike. My mother and I are always at each other's throats....and I try to be patient, but I can not back down in a fight with her. I really wish that I knew how to communicate with her better. I guess I never really realized how much I didn't talk to my parents until i moved out and really saw how much my friends talk to their families and how close they are. I've always been a pretty independent person. Very independent actually, my mother reminds me always, but I just wish that I could once communicate with her and my father like an adult. Like I'm not just their child. It's pretty hard on me sometimes, but I guess it's just somehting to work through.