A little about me

 



My name is Kali Goodman and I am from Lehi Utah. I am starting this blog for my family relations class so hopefully some of my blogs will help you.I am 18 years old and I am currently majoring in sociology and trying to get into the Social Work program at BYU Idaho.I want to one day be a counselor so that I can help others that are struggling. One of my best friends passed away from suicided about a year ago and he always seemed so happy and was always giving everyone hugs. After his passing it has made me want to help others even more and I want them to know how much they are loved and that so many people care about them.I am taking this class so I can learn more about families and see how I could help families in the future. Some more things about me is that I love to laugh and hangout with friends. I am always the happiest when I am with my friends. I love playing sports, mostly volleyball but I have learned to like playing basketball and football with my brothers. My grandpa taught me how to ride horses when I was ten years old and I love it. I love learning new things and spending time with him.

I have six people in my family. My mom and dad met on a Lds mission in Portland Oregon so when my dad got back they started dating. A couple years ago was one of the hardest times for my family. My mom went through two brain surgeries and we were in the middle of moving. My parents decided to pull out of the house we were building and we sold the one that we were in so we ended up living with my grandparents. My family and I had to learn how to cope with different schedules and learn how to have faith and get through these hard times. My dad had to work and support our family and my grandparents were the ones taking care of my mom so I was always helping out my brothers. This was such a hard time but a great learning experience. After a year and a half my mom was pretty much healed and we had our own house.

I have three brothers and no sisters. I am the second oldest out of the four of us. Sometimes it is very annoying and I wish I had a sister but I love them to death. On the bright side to not having a sister is that I don’t have to share anything with them. My oldest brother Kade served his mission in Houston Texas and loved it. Kade and I aren’t very close but I love him. Gage is my older younger brother and he is 16. He is the sweetest and calmest out of all my brothers. When we hangout we like to hammock and watch a movie. Cole is 12 years old and loves to play games. I think I would say that I am closest to him because he is always wanting to do stuff with me. Everyday he will come up to me and ask if I want to play a game with him, which I love.



There are definitely ups and downs and my family isn’t perfect. There are definitely times where we argue or get mad at each other, or someone makes a decision that affects all of us but my family is a very important thing to me and has helped support me throughout my life. I know that I can turn to my family whenever I go through anything hard.

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