This Semester in Family Science

With our final just 15 hours away, I was recapping everything I have learned from this class and what will really benefit me as I continue on with my life, start a family, raise them and grow old with whomever I marry. I have learned a lot about the changes that families go through, when the homeostasis is broken to change it permanently, like having children, and getting myself prepared for such a change. I know now that I have to realize how to get my point across in an argument, that the issue is more about the process than the content. I feel I can relate to my girlfriend better by listening more intently on what she thinks and watching her body movement to understand the message she is trying to deliver. I think about what it will be like to be a parent, to be a role model for a life that knows almost nothing more than what I teach him or her. I never realized how many processes were actually involved with life, unconscious processes that occur naturally and without hesitation. Because of everything I have learned, I have tried to convince my girlfriend to take this class next year, to learn the same things I did and understands our relationship a little better. I hope it will have an impact on her like it did for me and we will become better people in our relationship with a better appreciation for each other and our families.