Grandmother. Greg’s Grandmother is 54 years old. She is currently a nurse at Rush Hospital, and she works in hospice care. Gregs Grandmother does not have any disability or medical issues. Greg’s Grandmother informed me that Greg has two siblings. An older brother named Chris, and an older sister named Bree. In addition, she also informed me that Greg’s relationship with his dad is on and off, and he does have a relationship with his mom. Before she received custody, the children lived at her daughter’s in-laws house. Greg and his brother would cry every time she would drive them from her house to the in-laws house, and she did not understand why this occurred. One day at a family event, Greg who was three at the time, told everyone that …show more content…
Grandmother believes that mom does not know how to handle Greg when he has his behavior issues. In the past, Greg’s mom accused Grandmother of handicapping Greg. Greg’s hobbies include wrestling, video games, eating, and listening to music. Furthermore, she also informed me that Greg does not have a lot of friends in school. Greg’s Grandmother also informed me that Greg has a curfew at 10. In addition, he also has chores. He must wash the dishes, and take out the garbage. In addition, Greg is able to dress himself, however, he use to not be able to do this, and his mom wanted to send him to special educations school. Greg use to have confidence issues. He use to give up, now he does not. Greg’s Grandmother stresses homework. She has worked very hard with Greg to keep his grades up. For example, she always gives him homework even when there is no school. GREG’s Interview: Greg describes his relationship with his mom as a work in progress. He informed me that It was rocky when she got out of jail, but it is getting better. In addition, Greg has an off and on relationship with his father. Greg informed me that he wants to rebuild his relationship with his mother. However, Greg admits that his grandmother has a great understanding of what makes him …show more content…
Greg attends Rowe Clark High School. His favorite class is history, and his least favorite class is algebra. His cumulative GPA is 3.5. Greg loves the teachers at school, however, he does not like 95% of the students. Although he does not like a majority of students, Greg stated that he does have a small group of friends. The reason he does not like the students is because he believes that they are not mature. Greg also, informed me that he does not take drugs. Greg currently has his own room at his grandmother’s house. It is his sisters old room, which he said, was “all right”. In addition, he has chores at home. He washes dishes, takes out the trash, and mops. Furthermore, Greg is starting to look for a part time job. The reason he wants a part time job is because he does not like that people spend money on him. There are four people who are currently living in his grandmother’s home. Greg, his grandmother, his grandfather and his aunt. Greg’s grandmother is a nurse, his grandfather is a supervisor at Food For Less, and his aunt is 20 and is a sophomore in
Jarrod lived in Oklahoma since the day he was born. So he is no stranger to the people and country of Piedmont. In elementary school Jarrod has always been in advanced class by taking a Learning Edge Academic Program class or L.E.A.P. This class was for students who scored high on the state regulations test. As a matter of fact, Jarrod started in the second grade and continued all through eighth grade; that’s when it ended. Additionally, he was in an advanced math class from fourth grade to the present. In like manner, he has had all A`s till junior year when he got a B in one history class that should have been an
Rosie suffered for several years due to Greg, dealing with verbal/physical abuse and life threats. Some would question why Rosie stayed with him. From my own experiences, I have a witnessed a friend who was in a relationship, arguably similar to the one that Rosie and Greg shared. He was verbally abusive and extremely manipulative and controlling. My friend,
The story “Adam Robinson Acquires Grandparents and a Little Sister” by Edward P. Jones, published in his collection of short stories All Aunt Hagar’s Children, tells the story of Noah and Maggie Robinson as they take their grandson out of foster care. The story could be said to primarily be about the importance of family bonds, and about establishing and reestablishing them, but it also is very strongly focused on the difficulty in handling and rebuilding a family for grandparents who must take responsibility for their grown children’s children. This very severely stresses Noah and Maggie in ways that impact their expectations about how they would be leading their lives at this phase of their marriage, after having completed their own child rearing and finally reaching a stage where they could focus on their own plans. They now see themselves having to deal with often difficult issues that they had not previously faced while raising their own children. In general, though it seems that grandparents raising their grandchildren in place of the parents is just an un-dramatic variant of the basic function of a family where those parents may sometimes not be available, it can be very stressful on the grandparents, negatively affecting their everyday lives and their enjoyment (Mills, Gomez-Smith and De Leon 194) and upturning life plans (Fitzgerald pp). This is true in spite of the fact that this may ultimately be the far better alternative in this situation (Koh, Rolock and Cross). While having the grandparents raise the children is the better alternative to neglect, abuse or an unstable situation, it is potentially complicated, however, by the behavioral and emotional problems that can often affect children who have been through the ...
Client attempted to call Dan’s home but his wife would pick up and she would hang up. She would constantly call his job and he would ignore her calls. Client also that Dan had moved to the suburbs once she notified him that she was pregnant with their child. When she first notified him about being pregnant, he was under the impression that she would abort the child but she was not going to do that because she loved him and she was going to love this child as well. She made c...
I will be evaluating the case of Angela and Adam. Angela is a white 17 year old female and Adam is her son who is 11 months old (Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., 2015). According to Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., (2015) Angela and her baby live with her mother, Sarah, in a small rental house in a semirural community in the Midwest. Adam’s father, Wayne, is estranged from the family due to Sarah refusing to allow him in the house however, Angela continues to see him without her mother’s permission which is very upsetting for Sarah. Angela dropped out of high school and struggles raising her son (Broderick, P., & Blewitt, P., 2015). With all that is going on in Angela and Sarah’s life right now their relationship has become strained and hostile which
Chelsea, the daughter of Ethel and Norman, is at a very difficult stage in her life. She has divorced already and is back in the dating game, this time her partner is a dentist named Bill who has a 13 year old son, Billy. Billy stays with her parents while her and Bill travel around Europe, and elope in Brussels, consequently causing her boyfriend’s son to become her step son. Step parent/step children families are becoming increasingly commonplace now. Divorce and remarriage rates are higher now than ever in the past, and with that comes a rise in the blended family. The relationship between Billy and his step mother, Chelsea, seems quite amiable. Though she is an adult now, her father’s acceptance is something that Chelsea has always craved. After returning from Europe, much to her delight and dismay, she learns of how well Billy and her father got on while she was away, despite the initial
The majority of families were once considered perfect. The father went to work everyday, while the mother stayed at home and cared for her two children, “Henry” and “Sue”. The children never fought and the parents were involved in all the community events. Our society has grown to accept that there is no such thing as a perfect family. Eleven-year-old Ellen from the book Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons, grows up in a household where her father is an abusive alcoholic and her mother is too sick to complete everyday tasks. By using her positive assets, and learning from her negative assets, Ellen was able to overcome a lot of challenges throughout the book.
The grandmother has a crafty mind when it comes to getting her way. She manipulates everyone, mainly her family to get what she wants. She does this because in her time period it is what was req...
The interviewed family comprises of five individuals. T.G. and M.G. are heterosexual couple who have been married for 14 years and together have three children. M.G. is a 35 years old female and is currently unemployed and is a stay at home mom. T.G. is a 37 year old male who works fulltime in constructions. J.G. is a 14 year old heterosexual female who attends high school and is the eldest child. C.G. is an 11 year old heterosexual male who attends middle school and is heavily involved in sports and after school activities. A.G is a two month old female who does not attend daycare and remains mostly in the care of her mother.
The father’s upbringing was such that financial stability was the priority. The child learned that dads are busy and do not have time to spend with their children. What a devastating realization for a child to conclude. Yet like most little boys, this one wanted to grow up to be like his role model, no matter the example. During the time from childhood to adolescent, parental influence can be either beneficial or detrimental. If the parents have a stable home, clear boundaries and open communications with their teens, the transition could flow easier. The perfect father does not guarantee the child will not rebel.
The case study on Kevin Miller is very challenging. Kevin Miller is White 5th grade student, and his parent are very supportive. Kevin has a problem with attention span; consequently, he I has been identified as a candidate for Greentree Elementary School Gifted and Talented Program. I will attempt to describe the issues related to Kevin’s moral judgement and self-concept; furthermore, I will make recommendations on his part.
Since the beginning of the story, the readers have come to known the grandmother as a spiteful old lady due to her repulsive and deceitful attitudes toward others. Right from the start, we can see the grandmother using her manipulative tactics on her family. “The grandmother didn't want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey's mind.” (O’Connor 1) This initial quote shows an early indication that the grandmother is determined to obtain whatever she wants and will not allow anything to get in her way, even if it means manipulating her own family. This line already suggests that the grandmother may have sly motives concealed in her mind. “Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is a loose from the Federal Pen a...
One trait that the grandmother possesses is the ability to manipulate the other characters indirectly. For example, the grandmother tries to convince the father into going to Tennessee rather Florida by telling him about a loose criminal. “‘I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn’t answer to my conscience if I did” (1). The grandmother is attempting to play on the father’s parental concern and change his mind about where the family goes on vacation. She does not actually care about The Misfit being loose, the grandmother just wants to satisfy her demands. If the family had been going to Tennessee and The Misfit was loose in Tennessee, the grandmother most likely would have not said anything because she would be getting exactly what she wanted. Later on, the grandmother tricks the family into visiting an old house by telling the children about a hidden panel in the walls of the house. “‘There was a secret panel in this house,’ she said craftily, not
Her immediately family is composed of three brothers and a sister as her siblings. One of her brothers is married to a white female and the sister has never married but has had relationships and has a white child out of wedlock. The person we are investigating or our subject has two Caucasian children out of wedlock. One of her children is aged 24years while the other is seven years old. The subject has had several recurring problems in her life and these include mental problems, alcoholism and drug abuse. Her family members have their lives described in the following paragraph.
There is a couple named Bruce and Janet Marshall; they have an eight-year-old son named Brandon Marshall. Lately the couple has been fighting over finances and small issues, the two cannot seem to stop arguing in front of Brandon. Every night the fights get worst. From the fighting and the screaming there is no end to it. Brandon feels that he is the blame for all there arguing because playing sports at his age in expensive. Months go by while Bruce has been sleeping on the couch and Janet upstairs with Brandon. Finally Bruce could not take it anymore, he told Janet that it was best for them to get a divorce and things went downhill from there. Two years later Janet and Bruce are still fighting in court over who gets what and fighting over whom gets full custody of Brandon. Through this process they never questioned how Brandon would deal with his family separating and if he understood what was going on. After their divorce was final Brandon was twelve-years-old and living with his father, he never saw his mother again.