Essay about family problems – Persuasive Essay

In my essay I intend to prove that many family problems are not actual problems and that a simple
readjustment of priorities is all that is needed in order to fix the problem. The idea originally came to
me whilst watching the movie “Saw 2”. The father and son are having problems in the movie, and then
the serial killer in the movie points out that both father and son forget all past indiscretions when the
son’s life is threatened. This opened up my mind to the idea that a shift in perspective may be all that
is needed in order to fix family problems, and that is what I intend to prove here.

The expectations of parents and children differ in many ways. The child expects increased amounts
of independence, whereas the parent expects increased amounts of responsibility from the child. This
is a suitable format in which a family may move forwards, but if both parties do not feel that the other
is delivering, friction will occur and family problems may arise child may be acting with a reasonable
amount of responsibility and yet the parents are not seeing it, or the parents may expect an
unreasonable amount of responsibility and may even view smaller indiscretions such as a dirty
bedroom as a sign of a lack of responsibility.

The child on the other hand may have very incorrect views on how much responsibility he or she is
due at whatever age. The child may believe at the age of 11 that he or she can be left alone at night,
or that at 15 he or she should be able to drink alcohol. The child may also have a skewered
perception of how much responsibility he or she is getting. The child may receive quite a bit of
responsibility and not realize it.

There are also times when both parties experience family problems because both do not realize the
results of their actions. A child may mess up in a big way on one occasion and not realize that future
requests for responsibility will be tarnished by previous actions. The parent may also not realize that
there are times when they show their child they have no confidence in that child and it affects the way
the child acts in the future. The child may give directions in a train station, but the parent still asks a
stranger for directions. This may make the child feel uncomfortable putting his or herself forward for
responsibility in the future.

In all instances, you can see how a slight change in perspectives can help avoid family problems.
This change may be in the way of seeing the situation from the other person’s point of view, and at
other times, it may need a change of perspective relating to how one or both parties understand the
results of their actions. A slight change in perspective from one or both parties can avoid many family
problems.
Many activities were carried out during this year by The Caring Club
of SMK Taman Selesa Jaya 2.For example,we visited an
orphanage,nursing home and hospital.The aim of the visits is to
cultivate a sense of caring among our members.
     Firstly,during March,we visited Hayati Orphanage.There were 40
students involved in the visit.The children there welcomed us with
open arms.Most of the children there were without parents while
some were sent by their parents due to several reasons.We played a
lot of games with the children.We also became a tutor for the
children and taught them a few simple lessons.Before leaving,we
presented them some stationeries.
    On 1 May,which is a public holiday,we visited Nuha's Home,a
nursing home in Mersing.
There were specialised nurses there to take care of the
patients.Many of the patients are old folks and there are also a few
of children.We were shocked to hear that the children suffered from
diseases that are unable to be cured but there were no sorrow on
their faces.We lent a helping hand to the nurses by taking care of
them temporarily.
    Our last activity was the visit to the General Hospital in Johor
Bahru.We visited the children ward in the hospital.Many of the
hospitalised children were suffering from food poison or
diarrhoea.There were also children who were suffering from dengue
fever.We brought along some fruits for them.We played some
games with the children.They were on cloud nine.
    I have learnt a lot of lessons from the visits.The visits taught me
to be grateful for what we have now and respect the others.We
should be loving and caring to our parents.I was so touched by the
stories of the orphans and children and some of our club members
cried.I felt very sorry for the children and I hope they could continue
the rest of their life happily.
    I would like to suggest a few activities that can be carried out
next year.First,we can visit old folks' home.We can help to the home
and buy them some sundries.Next,we can organise canteen day to
raise fund to help the needy.Last but not least,we can visit disable
people's home.

Reported by,
Sathya
Secretary,
The caring club,
SMK Taman Selesa Jaya 2.

Nobody wants to be lonely. Friends can become the

second family for a human. Some people think that
school classmates make best friends. I agree with
them. 

In my opinion, school friendship is really firm. Firstly, it

seems to me, that friendship from childhood is the
strongest one. School friends know and understand
each other better. Secondly, classmates spend a great
amount of time together. They meet almost everyday
and do some work together: prepare homework, carry
out co-projects and so on. It pulls classmates together.
Thirdly, students have a lot in common and,
consequently, have something to talk about. It also
helps to improve loyal friendship. 

On the other hand, some people claim that school life

does not last forever. Sooner or later, school friendship
will disappear because there will not be anything
connecting ex-classmates with each other. 

I cannot agree with this point of view. At least, there

will be just one thing that will bring former students
together – it is memory. Some happy memories about
childhood are enough to maintain in-depth relationships
between people who were friends in school. 

Despite other people’s opinion, I am still convinced

school friendship can become strong and long-lasting.
Students study with each other, meet daily. Besides,
they always have something to discuss even if they
have already grown up.