Daniel+Patterson

Daniel Patterson Freemasons Hospital, East Melbourne I have 1 brother Connor Someone who you can joke around with and someone who you can rely on. A real frind is someone that you can actually see I use facebook, msn sometimes and twitter rarely. I don't keep count. These friends that are on these social networking sites are not as good as friends as your actual friends. There 4 people in my family.
 * What is your name?**
 * Where were you born?**
 * How many brothers or sisters do you have?**
 * What are their names?**
 * How do you define a friend?**
 * What does it mean to be a real friend?**
 * Do you use social networking? Which?**
 * How many friends do you have on a social networking site?**
 * What is the difference between these friends and others?**
 * How many people are in your family?**

A good friend is someone who is loyal, trustworthy and respectful.
 * Good friend**

A bad friend wouldn't be your friend if they are bad. But a bad PERSON is some who is untrustworthy and is annoying.
 * Bad Friend**

**Family and Friends ** Families today are made up of many different combinations There are many types of families, they include; nuclear families, extended families, single-parent families, childless families and divorced families. A nuclear family is family that consists of a mother, a father and their children (usually 2 children). The nuclear family is changing from what it once was. The nuclear family had a father that was the sole money maker and the mother who was the one who cooked, cleaned and didn’t work, though nowadays the mother has been given rights (due to the feminist movement in the 1970’s) to work and they have taken this opportunity to do so. This family was once considered the most common family, though studies have shown that married people without children is leading, now in 2009 nuclear families are not as common. The extended family is a family that includes uncles, aunties, cousins, grandparents. All these people live together. There are many reasons for this, they are:
 * · To help raise the children if the parents are finding it hard
 * · If a family member has fallen ill
 * · For financial reasons

The most common reason for the extended family living together would be the financial reasons; this is mostly because of the GFC (global financial crisis) and with the economic environment as it is, nowadays people are finding it harder and harder to purchase their own house so they live with their extended family (as most of the older generations own their own house). This is beneficial to all because the young family has a stable home to live in and the older generations get to see their children and grandchildren every day. The single-parent family is one of the fastest growing types of families there are, especially the single mother. As a single parent he/she must worry about work, bills, the child’s needs food, housework and even their own needs. When the single-parent needs help it is usually when the extended family steps in and helps. Childless families are families that have no children. This could be by choice or because they can’t actually have children. A lot of professional people choose not to have children because they are too focused on their work and themselves. A divorced family is a family who once was a nuclear family with a mother, father and children, though the parents have split up for some reason. Most of the time the parents get joint custardy, meaning that they both get see the children on certain days or weeks. My family is nuclear family; this means I have a mother, father and brother who all live in the same house. Though my extended family lives in Ballarat, we see them usually every week so we are very close. There are times when my immediate family relies on my extended family. Some examples of this would be when I need to go to hospital my grandmother comes down to Melbourne and looks after my father and brother, or my aunty takes my brother to Ballarat so that my mum and dad don’t have to worry about him and can focus everything on me. We would speak to my aunt and cousins at least 3 times a week on the telephone. My extended family are always there for me and my family in good times and in bad.