November 18-22

Communication is an essential part to a family, it is needed to have a healthy marriage and if not used well it can lead to misunderstandings. There are many different types of communication, facial expressions, symbols, words or a persons actions. Therefore, communication is used all the time, everyday. Since there are many different types of communication, people need feedback of what the person is trying to tell them because they might not always understand what they are saying. If a person doesn't understand what someone is trying to communicate with them then it can lead to the individual feeling offended or lost. One style of communication that is very unhealthy is using sarcasm. Sarcasm is a very corrupt way of using communication because it exaggerates what your trying to tell someone, which also leads to others feeling offended by it. Sometimes people are sarcastic by accident and end up feeling bad for themselves because their intentions aren't to make others feel offended. Communication needs to be used in a careful and wise way because it is an essential part of what makes up a family.

November 11-15

What is a family crisis? A family crisis is when family members encounter a huge change in their lives.this change can be either good or bad. Some family changes that cause stress and depression in a family is when someone dies, a divorce takes place or when a family member is diagnosed with a disease. Some examples of diseases that can impact a family is cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or sickle cell anemia, many of these disease are lifelong and require the family members to care for the individual affected. The death of a family member is another major crisis that occurs within a family, leading to depression. Family members need to deal with the absence of individual who passed away making them have to grow accustomed to the new life. If a father is gone then the mother will need to go out into the workforce and provide for the children, causing the children to not see their mother as much as when the father was alive. There are many different family crisis and all of them affect every member in the family, one way or the other.

November 4-8

     This week in class our teacher made a question, Who enjoys intimacy most? The answer is married couples do. We discussed the challenges and opportunities sexual intercourse can bring upon a married couples, for example some of the challenges are that either spouse comes home too tired, mad or stressed from problems at work. Some of the opportunities it gives to married couples is that it allows them to work together, feel supported, loved and protected. We acknowledged that woman are more emotionally attached to their spouse, while men are more physically attached. Woman like to be told they are loved and shown and men in the other hand like to be more physical. Beside sexual intercourse we also talked about the difference between "High Fidelity" and "Infidelity". Someone who is at a "High fidelity" level are true, loyal, pure, and give warmth to their spouse. When someone is at a "Infidelity" level they are vulnerable, sexting others, comforted by others, dishonest and most likely watch pornography. In order to keep satisfied within a married couple, you must be "one flesh, one heart." Be loyal to your spouse and make sure their needs are being met.   

October 28 - November 1

     This week in class we discussed about the difficulties and changes a child can bring to a married couple. We discussed about different possible ways and agreed that a child can bring stress, a change in focus for both parents and bring financial difficulties unto the spouse. A child brings stress because parents begin to worry about how they will manage things in their house, they don't get enough sleep and worry about the necessities of the baby. Married couples begin to have different focuses in life, for example the mother might focus her daily life on her child while her husband might still focus on her. In many cases the husband might feel left out or unloved or it can be vice versa. Children causes a huge impact on married couples, its time consuming and the needs of each spouse are no longer met. Tension and loneliness can be felt when the needs of a spouse are not met. Married couples definitely need to work hard to stay together because statistics have shown that divorce occurs usually within the first 5 years of a child's birth or when all the children are almost all grown up. Statistics have also shown that the needs of a couple are met more after their children have moved out of their home. Couples really need to hold on tight and not let their problems take a toll on them, children can be stressing but they are definitely an amazing blessing. Patience is the key.