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