Wednesday, February 4, 2009

JSol Blog 2 - Family Genogram

I'm really excited to take part in the family genogram project.  I come from divorced parents and divorced grandparents on my mom's side, so it should be pretty expansive.  I found myself tracing out a rough draft during class and I figured it would be a pretty good size, but I'm not sure it will be full of controversy or filled with stories like some examples given in class.  I almost feel like if I am honest and don't add a bit of alcoholism or mental problems it could be misconstrued as I didn't do a thorough enough job.  

I thought it was really interesting to see the differences between the genograms of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.  It is funny, looking back, that most voters in 2000 were voting for Bush because he was 'the everyday' man.  Looking at his genogram, it is far from it.  He is a legacy at Yale, related to a royal family, and a member of a secret society.  I would argue, now, the Clinton is more of the everyday man because of his past trials and tribulations depicted in his genogram.  

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