Family Ties Are the Ties That Bind

Humans have long developed to search and find a place where they feel they truly belong, from being either a member of a team to being a member of the community, the binding of people lies within the family ties that tie them all together. Humans strive to maintain a place where they belong yet are continually bound by the sense of being their own individual. Our sense of identity defines who we understand to be our family; our family ties go beyond the constraints of biology to include friends, family, spouses and even team mates. Yet humans are all born into families and thus their connection has a significant impact that allows us to understand who we are and straying away from anything that may break this bond. However parental ties may not be strongest tie there are in comparison to the other family relationships. Having troubles understanding the needs and wants of a parent can result in conflict with their children thus weakening the relationships with many parental figures. Yet despite the changes that may occur in our family, our identity and family bonds usually never fail.
All humans are born into a family creating a special bond with parents and the possibility of siblings but the parental ties are not always the most binding. The ongoing relationship with our family keeps us reliant on our parents but because may motivate us to become our own individual as well. Those who are subjected to complicated family relationships just like Adeline from Chinese Cinderella are quite often forced to rise up and endure the mental and physical strain of being independent from her own family. Growing up and being denied the love from her father, Adeline is bound by the relationship with her grandparents who supports her in winning back her father’s approval. Similarly in Skin, Sandie’s need for her father’s love and approval backfires when he turns his back on her when she needs him the most. By becoming pregnant with a man who is not “white in colour”, Sandra is...