A Little Family Role Playing

This week in my class I found the topic of Family Theories to be interesting. The theory I found most interesting was the Systems Theory.

The Systems Theory involves the interaction of family members, how each member contributes to the "whole" of the family. This theory also avoids blame to one single person or thing, but that there are multiple causes to situations or events.

For this entry, I want you (the reader) to think about your personal family--whether the family you have now, or one you grew up in. Regarding your personal family, I want you to think of a metaphor/analogy that describes how your family works together--what kind of system they are.

This would be my example of a family system (not necessarily my own):
System: Computer
        - Structure of the Computer - Mother: because she is what holds us together.
        - Motor - Father: because he provides for the family, yet he might get a little heated.
        - Memory - Father and Mother: because they know what is best and what the children should do.
        - Fan -Tucker: because he is the peacemaker and is obedient, by doing what his parents tell him.
        - Keys - Jack: needs a bit of a push to get things done and to do his part.
        - WiFi - Lauren: keeps the family connected with the outside world by being aware.
        - USB - Elizabeth: kind of on her own and checks in every so often.

This is an example. So this week, think of what you could compare your family to, see what each of your family members' roles are in the family. You might be surprised with what you come up with.