Family: Love It, Hate It, and Can’t Do Without It
The word family may have different meanings to different ____.
We asked our readers, “____ are you doing with your family?”
Here are some of their ____.
Kamala, the U.S.A.
I often ask myself whether I get ____ with my family members, and more often than not, I’m not sure whether I really do.
For one thing, they ____ me all the time.
My sister comes ____ my room without my permission and shouts at me to wake up on Sunday mornings.
Next, Mom asks me to walk the dog, and ____ Dad tells me to clean my room.
They keep getting on my nerves until I get ____ at them.
But I always end up loving them because they ____ been with me at my worst, still stick by me now, and will continue to do so in the future.
Rachel, Australia
I share a ____ with my sister, who is two years older than me.
____ she became a teenager, her mood started changing every minute.
She would lose her temper ____ nothing one moment and happily read a book or watch a film the next.
It was difficult for me to ____ up with her.
Now it’s my ____ to be a teenager.
My sister is still one, but she is getting ____.
Whenever I lose my temper, she ____ to support me.
I also understand her better than before because now I know ____ it feels like to be a teenager.
As we get to know each other better, we feel greater love toward each ____.
Minsu, Korea
My older brother, who ____ university this year, is the golden child.
He is a perfect ____ at home and a perfect student at school.
Needless to say, it is ____ stressful to have such a shining brother.
Well, in fact, he is not perfect and is poor at one thing that I am ____ at.
He ____ no eye for fashion, and I always help him whenever he has a hard time choosing clothes for a date.
I feel pleased when he thanks me for my ____ and appreciates my fashion sense.
It is not always difficult for me to live with the perfect brother, and I believe in “____ man for his own trade.”
Kamala, ____, and Minsu all have their own difficulties in their family life.
At the same time, they love their families and ____ special meanings in them.
____ story would you tell us about your family?