The Seeling Family Patterns And Homosexuals

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The Seeling family patterns impact their stressors by, having a lesbian in the family, by having boundaries and by not accepting family members for who they are. Rachel being a lesbian is putting a lot of stress on her parents Ruthie and Herbie. The parents don’t seem to understand that Rachel is truly happy with Carla. They talk to her about having a family and being happy. They say that’s all they want for her is to be happy. Ruthie and Herbie think they did something wrong raising her and blame themselves for her being a lesbian. They talk about it when they go to bed and cry themselves to sleep. Ruthie and Herbie have boundaries issues that are causing them stress as well. They do not allow or make Carla comfortable within their household.

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