Trying the test..

I totally agree with what you guys are saying. Having a teacher that makes class interesting and useful is very important. Semester has just begun and I can already tell I will be picking up a lot from this class. I recently made a trip home and spent the weekend with my family and the day I left I tried the switching my role in my family. I am usually the more independent one. My mom and dad know that I'm the one kid they don't have to check up on as much because i like to do my own thing and I handle things on my own. When they day I was getting ready to head back I started acting needy to see what their reactions would be, I even tried it with my younger brother. When I was sitting in the kitchen I asked my mom if she would poor me something to drink, she looked at me with this confused look and goes when did you become so helpless. Later I asked my brother if he would take my bag to my car as I sat at the computer perfectly able to do it myself. His response made me laugh when he said since when did I become your slave? :) I did a couple little things like that, just to see my families reaction. I observed how the System Theory works. I realized how my part in my family as the independent child normally keeps the conflict level at a normal but when I act helpless more conflict arises. I realized my parents are so use to not having to do anything for me. Since I was little I always told let "let me do it" so when I acted this way they weren't quite sure how to react and what made me so helpless all of a sudden. My brother on the other hand made more conflict arise because he isn't use to having to do stuff for me either and with his stubborn personality he got upset every time I would ask him to do something for me. Personally I noticed how I allow my parents to focus on other things when I act in my independent ways. They have more time for other worries and I'm able to do things the way I want them done. I noticed I am so independent because if I want something done right in my ways I have to do it myself. It's very interesting to me to see how the different roles in my family compliment each other. I realized when I went home I was more alert to the different topics we've been learning in class.g