About My Family

#36 Sociology 9
Reyes, Leonel W. Marriage and

Family
3MA11 December 1,
2017
Project Requirement
Paper Presentation
"About My Family"
My family, often called "pamilyang maliit" during family reunions because we are the
smallest of the Reyes family, consists of five members, my parents, me, and my two younger
sisters. We are very close to each other and we always find time to talk about each others'
latest happenings in life, may it be during eating time or when we're hanging around the
living room. On most Sundays, when both me and my sister come home from Manila, we
would all laze about in the living room, with open windows and just being in the presence of
each other. Then we go to church around 4pm in the afternoon because that's usually when
my mom is in the choir.
My father, Dr. Noel V. Reyes, is the second youngest of 6. He is a family man, like his
father before him. He raised me with the mindset of "being the panganay" which holds me
responsible for my sisters, and makes me the man of the house when he's not around, and
he's an OFW so he really wasn't around much. My father is both a stern and comedic man.
He likes making jokes and is very witty, especially when he's with my uncles, family
gatherings / dinners would always be filled with laughter. When it comes to serious
situations though, you can always rely on him to be unyielding and focused on the matter at
hand. My father is a psychiatrist, and he has always taught me to try and understand a
person's motive or reason for thinking and acting the way they do before I judge or get
annoyed / angry towards that person, this to me is the most important lesson and value I
have learned from my parents, understanding.
My mother, Dr. Leslie W. Reyes, is the second oldest of 5. She's always been the figure of
nurture in the family, loving, caring, and sweet, she would always sing us to sleep when we
were kids. She was also our tutor, when we would come home from school it was always
"bring out your books, any homework to do?" and we would discuss everything we studied
at school. She is also a figure of strength and perseverance to us, she's beat cancer twice
and she's still so active in her everyday life. My mother is a pediatrician, she's always had
patience with kids, and more so with us.
My sisters, Lorraine and Lindsey, are quite opposites, Lorraine being lazy and quiet, and
Lindsey being sporty and talkative. They have an age gap of 4 years, but they almost look
like twins, Lindsey already being the same height as her ate. Lorraine dreams of becoming a
dermatologist, a doctor like my parents. Lindsey wants to be a pediatrician like my mother or
maybe a dancer / dance instructor. I love my sisters very much and I would give anything for
them to reach their dreams.
I would describe myself as the culmination of my parents, having traits of both my

parents be at bad or good. I have developed a sort of calmness in the face of stress and
adversity just like my father, but I have also inherited he's habits of smoking and drinking. I
have taken my mother's positive outlook in life, doing my best to avoid negative thoughts,
but also her irritability. My father, always being gone, has taught to be responsible especially
when my mother was under chemotherapy, I would be the one to cook for her and my
sisters, and sometimes I would need to carry her down the stairs. I try to put my family first,
and in everything I do, I do for my family.
My relationship with my parents has always been good, but it would always become
rough when it came to academics. Back in elementary, I would always be one of the top ten
in my class evn getting accelerated to high school after grade 6, and I guess they got used
to it. Even after passing all my entrance exams going in to college, Ateneo, La Salle, and UST,
the pressure to maintain was still there. So when I failed Biology in my first semester in
college, it really tested the relationship I had with my parents. As my father would always
remind me after that, never in both their 14 years of studying did they ever fail a subject,
and he always reminded me. So after 2 more sems without failing, I had failed again in my
2nd semester of my 2nd year, and I ended up failing at least one subject for every semester
after. Although I try to explain that I'm really trying and I'm just having difficulty with my
subjects, I don't think they'll ever understand, but it's okay. They never forget to show me
that they still love me, and still accept me.
My relationship with my sisters was temperamental when we were younger. I always

loved my baby sister, she was very obedient and kind. My relationship with my other sister
was a different story 'cause we'd always be fighting over food, toys, and just plain annoyance
towards each other. Now that we're older, we have a better brother-sister relationship, we've
become more open to each other and we both would always look out for our baby sister.
Going home on weekends is a way I show love to my family, just being able to go home
and stay spend time with them. But the best way I can really show love to them is by doing
my best in school, graduating and getting a job as soon as possible, so my dad can retire
early and I can just get him and my mom anything they want, and my sisters can choose
whatever course they want and take as much time as they need, the one thing I never want
them to feel is to feel pressured in school, to me this is the best way I can show my love for
them.

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#36 Sociology 9

Reyes, Leonel W. Marriage and

I would describe myself as the culmination of my parents, having traits of both my

My relationship with my sisters was temperamental when we were younger. I always

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