Power & Decisions

Tuesday’s class was about the power and decisions. Making decisions is a very important aspect of a family life. When I was young, my family was a traditional family. My mother was a teacher; she paid more attention on my education and the housework. So when we make decisions about our family, my mother has the power because of her information influence. Most of the time, my parents have referent influence; they respect and love each other. My parents always made decisions on me, maybe they use the legitimate influence. They can find so many reasons to reject my decisions. They think they have enough experiences and know more than I do, especially about the social life. Now, the relationship of my parents is not very well, but they still have my power to maintain. However, when I decided to study abroad, they sustained me a lot. This is the first time I feel that I have so much power in my family. I do not know why, but since that time my parents already treated me as an adult more than their child. Now I am studying abroad, I made the most decisions of myself.