Unit 7 Family Systems Theory

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."-Henry Ford

I really enjoy this quote by Henry Ford and have actually used it for several years in my classroom. In my blog I want to address the movie we saw I don't Know How She Does It. This movie brought a very real experience in my life that I am currently going through. I am 28 years old and have always been successful at most things I have attempted to do. I also have this fun habit of taking on to much and not wanting to say no to anybody or anything I care about. Currently I work full-time, nanny everyday after work, have a home to take care of, two dogs, training for a marathon (which surprisingly takes up a lot of time), do patrols at my school and hospitality, and am taking three classes. Did I mention I just found out that all of this was overwhelming prior to me finding out my husband is being deployed October 17th! I kept telling myself that I could handle this and it was no big deal, I mean what's one more responsibility. But before I knew I was at home crying telling my husband I was quitting everything!!! He helped talk me through it and we created a plan for when he leaves on how I will complete all these tasks. Many times we like to think we can do it all but the truth is we take on to much and don't stop until we are no longer in balance. Equilibrium is important in a family and takes all members in the family to help achieve that. Like in my case my husband and mom helped me during my time of crisis and unbalance within my family.