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Raising a Family
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- Did she start raising a family when she had planned to? Did it come later or sooner in life than she expected?
- Did she raise her children alone or with someone? Was there a marriage, divorce, or death that ever changed this?
- Where did she live during this time? Did she think it was a good area to raise a family? Why or why not?
- Did her family move around very much or did they reside in the same area for a long time? Was this by choice?
- How did she provide for her family? Was it hard to make ends meet or were they well off?
- Were there any special measures she took in raising her family? Did she have ways of ensuring their safety or well being?
- How did she determine what rules her family should abide by? Were they effective? Did they change as time went on? How? Did they stem from the way she was raised?
- Did she and other family members agree on how children should be raised? If not, how did it work out?
- What day-to-day activities did she do with her children? Was she with them constantly or did she work during this time?
- Did her child or children go to nursery school or preschool? What influenced her decision to enroll them? Was she happy with her decision? Was it hard on her to see her child first go to school?
- What values did she try to instill in her children? Did she succeed?
- Did she take her family on any special trips? Where did they go? Did they enjoy spending this time together?
- Was her family close or distant? Did her children confide in her or did they keep secrets?
- What difficult issues did she encounter while raising a family? Performance in school, dating and sex, going to college, alcohol and drugs, or getting married? Did they ever have arguments about these things?
- Did any of her children go away to college or the service? What emotions did she go through during this time?
- Under what circumstances did her child or children leave home? Was she happy or sad to see them go? Did their relationship get better or worse after this?
- After her children had grown, what did she think was the best part about raising a family?
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