My personal narrative
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My personal narrative is developed by using the questions posed by McGoldrick and Gerson (1985) in the chapter titled "Constructing Genograms" (pp. 32-7) as a guiding framework. I am the only child of Neil aged 57 and Dorothy aged 53. Because I am much closer to my father's side of family, I will begin with his description and his family of origin. My father was born in 1946. He is the second child in the family of four children, starting with Eve who is 60 and followed by Rene and Toby who are 52 and 47 respectively. Because he is physically handicapped, my father has not worked for many years. He met my mother while she was working at a restaurant that he frequented in 1977 and they were married the following year. However, when I was eight years old, my parents were divorced in 1985 when my mother, who could not cope with her alcoholism, left my family permanently. Since then, my father has been a constant source of support for me. After my parents' divorce, we moved in with my paternal grandmother, Ruth, who died in 1998 at the age of 82. At that time, my paternal grandfather who suffered from heart disease had been dead for four years. A wise, warm and loving grandmother, Ruth more than compensated for my mother's unexpected departure from my life. Apart from my father who has supported me in all my endeavors, my grandmother was an influential person in my life who encouraged me to realize my ambitions, while cultivating my desire to help others.
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elationship with my father.
My mother, Dorothy, aged 53, was the oldest child in a family of four children who include Chris aged 48, Jerry aged 46 and Don aged 43. My mother was born in 1950. With limited education, she had worked primarily as a waitress in family restaurants throughout most of her adult life. Her work history was interrupted at various times because of her problem with alcoholism that undermined her ability to function in all areas of her life. Before she met my father, my mother was married to James aged 55 in 1971 and they were divorced in 1977. Their union produced a daughter, Andrea, who is aged 30. Although we had a close relationship during our childhood, my estrangement from my mother terminated my relationship with my stepsister.
My relationship with my mother was non-existent after she left my father. Because of her sudden departure and her inability or unwillingness to care for me, my father and my mother did not maintain a close relationship. In fact, they did not communicate with one another at all during this period, except to notify one another of a change in address.
However, one year ago, my mother sought to re-establish a relationship with me after undergoing years of therapy to
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