Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Today she is professional, but there is a real air of annoyance. It won't take much to really make her mad, so watch it.

301--Family Unit Continues

OK, gang, here's the deal. Today we're talking about family again, both blood and created. I want to talk about both functional and dysfunctional.

[She purses her lips together and leans forward on her lectern]

How do we communicate our feelings? Not love, not nurture, not caring...How do we as people access and communicate the real feelings of family? Possesivness? Defense? A huge part of family is feelings of ownership and belonging. How do we communicate this, and what happens when it's interrupted?

Go. Talk to me.

Comments

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*hands CJ coffee with a quick smile, before quickly taking her seat*

A lot is done by actions. When we don't know what to say, we find it easier to show our affections, or express our sorrow with flowers, or a gift.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

And what actions do you feel are justified when a family member has been wronged, E?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

It depends on the severity of the wrong, Professor. I, myself, would be unable to physically harm anyone, even if he or she had wronged my a member of my family. Making a fool of the person, through verbal sparring, or humiliation I would consider.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Aha, personal morality. Bring us back to trust, E. How does retaliation help or hinder trust among family?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it can help trust amongst a family, especially if things have been strained between the family members. It allows them to see that you do care about what happens to them, and lets your affection for them take a physical form.

Othertimes, especially if the family member in question is senior to you, it can make them doubt you and potentially consider you rash and childish.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[Smiles at her and looks...proud] Marvelous. and how does that duality of the human condition relate to power?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*pauses and thinks*

Sorry, Professor, do you mind rephrasing that?

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Sure, E. If things are black and white, how does the affection reaction versus the rash reaction explain what role power plays in a parent/child relationship?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

It shows that the power is held - or at least, should be held - soley by the parent. It's a necessary thing for them to hold, else the child is likely to run wild and become an unproductive member of society.