The smell of fresh cooked apple pie, the sound of laughter, and the sight of all my family members is always a warm feeling when walking into my family’s holidays celebrations. A family unit can be defined in a variety of ways. There are characteristics that make up a solid family unit. Loyalty, unconditional love and dependability are qualities exhibited by my family and make us a complete family. Loyalty can be defined as faithfulness to a person or cause, understanding that person and or committing to the betterment of someone. My parents have been loyal to me since I can remember. They have always been honest with me in every situation. I can recall when my grandmother first became sick with lung and brain cancer, My mother never concealed the fact that at any moment she could pass away. So, it was important to show her daily love. My father expressed loyalty a little different. Every summer on those trips to Nashville, Tennessee I was able to spend time with him despite the issues we encountered while I was growing up. During those summers we became closer because of our late night talks. In which he allowed me to express myself even when it wasn’t a popular subject.
Of course a mother loves all her children but my mother has always went above and beyond to show how much she really cares. At the age of seven I remember when mother was eight moths pregnant with my soon to be little sister and we were finally home after a long day. As I went to exit the car when out of no where a dog approached me and jumped on top of me, as I screamed my mom ran outside forgetting she was pregnant and fell flat on her stomach. My mom then complained on how she could not feel my sister moving, forcing my step dad to urgently pack our family back into the car heading to the hospital. This being just one of the many ways she displayed her unconditional love. Although my