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Family Systems

Recently I have been learning about different kinds of theories that are used to try and explain why families are the way they are. There are four that are commonly used. There is Conflict Theory, Systems Theory, Exchange Theory, and Symbolic Theory. Each one is unique, and there is no right theory to determine why a family is the way it is. Families usually experience a bit of each one in their own homes. But the one I want to focus on is Systems Theory. Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash Imagine for a moment your current family. Who is the peacemaker in the home? Who does everyone go to for relationship advice? Financial advice? To talk about drama? Were there unwritten rules in your home? Now, why do you think your family was this way? Every family will be different because every member takes on different roles and have different rules. These roles and rules create a system which contains subsystems (e.g. spousal, parental, siblings). For example, in my home the

NEW BEGINNINGS Being new to this blogging world, I would like to introduce myself! I am Kyra Thompson. I grew up in a small town in northern Utah called Plymouth. Most people say they've seen a sign for it, but often times it's one of those places that if you blink, you miss it! I have a wonderfully, crazy family! I have an older half-brother and half-sister along with two biological sisters! So depending on who you ask, I'm either the middle child or the oldest. I claim both! I also want to point out that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I grew up in the church and was baptized at eight. As the years went by I then chose to serve as a missionary (or volunteer if you don't recognize the term) for a year and a half in Upstate New York. I learned so much while I was there and met some extraordinary people. It is a time I will never forget. Now to move forward a few years when I met the handsome guy in the photo above! This is my

Dating

Today’s culture has ruined dating. Today many just hang out, but what does that really mean? Hanging out is often just media/killing time. Where are the relationships being built? Some argue that these times of “hanging out” lets them get to know a person better because they’re just being themselves, but is this honestly true? When I think about the times where I was just “hanging out” I found myself not really interacting with many guys. There were so many girls and guys in the group that there were too many people to compete with. I often found it harder to approach a guy because there were other people who were competing for his attention, whether that was other girls or some of his friends. When we are competing with more people, we tend to back off and stick with the people we know. Does that sound like any relationships are growing? Not many in my opinion. I often think back to the dates my grandma used to tell me about. Her dates sounded so much fun, but they were also