Yes, I would say. This woman was depressed at the time she wrote this, seemingly. I think she had gone through unfortunate times, and is reflecting her thoughts from a joyful family portrait, of how, though at that moment the photo was taken everyone was together and happy, that was not always the case. Something present day wasn't how she would have liked it to be. I think the positive message to be taken from it is the reassurance that there is no perfect family.
When I read this poem I think about my husbands grandmother who had twelve children. Who for the most part got along, but you have children who fight, argue, or feel they are treated unfairly. Yes, something positive can come from negative, it is all in how you see it. I truly believe that when you are in the negative it is were life’s lessons are the strongest, moreover, were self-growth takes place.
Absolutely!Yes,I think something positive can come out of the "family negatives" because when people are hurt,we tend to see the negative side of things. Our thinking is not clear, but when we began our healing like forgiving ourselves, then, the healing is on its way to self and the thinkning gets much clearer and we look at hurts and make them into positives. It's a learning experience and it's part of life, a teaching or something for us to grow, I guess.
I think that in the beginning of the poem, when she indicates a longing for a united family, it exhibits some sense of hope. But then she digresses and thinks that it can never happen.
There is always hope in the world. Hope that the problems we face daily or in our families can change.
You may think that your family situation is bad, but then again, there are others that are far worse off.
So you walk away from poems like this thinking that maybe I can be more positive in my family to make sure it doesn't become as torn an image as Doris portrays.
personally, i dont think it was negatiive feelings that she was writing about, i believe she was stating that she took pictures and that they got destroyed and that the negatives will always just stay negative because she has lost the negatives of the photosand cannot replace the pictures.
What I get from this poem, is a woman who has recently experienced or is experiencing a tremendous amount of pain. A seemingly hopeless situation is causing her to be stuck in the sadness, not being able to see light at the end of the tunnel.
The good thing is that one can recover from the pains of life by choosing to heal. When the journey to healing begins, a light will begin to immerge, becoming brighter through each stage of the process.
The lessons learned through life’s hardships can make us better people. We can become stronger by learning how to forgive others and ourselves.
Of course something positive can come out of the family negatives. Although no family is perfect, anything is possible. We always tend to see the bad in every situation, but we make the most of it.
I would have to agree with Lorna about going through life is very hard and sometimes you may even experience it withouth the help of others, but it makes us better people.
I have to agree that something positive can come out of the poem. Life is not easy for anybody and problems that do arise help people to learn from it, make better judgement, just like the old saying you have to learn from your lessons. Nothing in nobody's family is perfect but "you live your life the way you make your life".
I believe that something positive can come out of Family negatives! SOmetimes it the best way to learn life is thru our mistakes! Families are not perfect. There is always a postive come out of a negative!
I would have to say yes that something positive could come from negative, it's how we look any situation if your always going to be negative things won't go your way, we have to learn to be more positive and more open minded in order to move on with a happy life.
it all depends on the family....what I'm trying to say that maybe in this particular family I don't think so because as she states there is no forgiveness. So I'm not seeing any positive outcome in this particular family, but in other families I say sure. Like I stated it all depends....
Yes, I would hope that the life lessons in which brings out the negatives in our lives just as the lives of the family in this poem would also show us a positive and bring out the positive in every situation we are faced with.
As a mother, I'm always overly concerned that my children will grow up to hate each other based on how they treat one another today. Maybe I'm the one who is focusing on the negative and only seeing the times when my children are bickering at each other and whatnot.
There are those moments, too, when I catch them cuddled up together on the couch, or the eldest giving advise to her younger brother, or the youngest seeking comfort from older siblings. Then I tell myself there's hope!
Look for the positive and you'll find positive, focus on negative and that's what you'll see and get.
Yes, you can see there is positive in this poem. The lady talks about family unity and unconditional love that goes with family. She talks about family love as seen through a lens. I think she meant that you can look at a portrait of a loving and happy family and that image is stuck in her head. She then goes on to discuss the negative side of family. I think she writes about something that tragic that she has experienced and does not know how to piece it together. Everyone goes through hardships and good times. There is no perfect family. I think the poem discusses that and show both sides of what families experience, the good, and the bad.
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Yes, I would say.
This woman was depressed at the time she wrote this, seemingly.
I think she had gone through unfortunate times, and is reflecting her thoughts from a joyful family portrait, of how, though at that moment the photo was taken everyone was together and happy, that was not always the case. Something present day wasn't how she would have liked it to be. I think the positive message to be taken from it is the reassurance that there is no perfect family.
When I read this poem I think about my husbands grandmother who had twelve children. Who for the most part got along, but you have children who fight, argue, or feel they are treated unfairly. Yes, something positive can come from negative, it is all in how you see it. I truly believe that when you are in the negative it is were life’s lessons are the strongest, moreover, were self-growth takes place.
Absolutely!Yes,I think something positive can come out of the "family negatives" because when people are hurt,we tend to see the negative side of things. Our thinking is not clear, but when we began our healing like forgiving ourselves, then, the healing is on its way to self and the thinkning gets much clearer and we look at hurts and make them into positives. It's a learning experience and it's part of life, a teaching or something for us to grow, I guess.
I think that in the beginning of the poem, when she indicates a longing for a united family, it exhibits some sense of hope. But then she digresses and thinks that it can never happen.
There is always hope in the world. Hope that the problems we face daily or in our families can change.
You may think that your family situation is bad, but then again, there are others that are far worse off.
So you walk away from poems like this thinking that maybe I can be more positive in my family to make sure it doesn't become as torn an image as Doris portrays.
personally, i dont think it was negatiive feelings that she was writing about, i believe she was stating that she took pictures and that they got destroyed and that the negatives will always just stay negative because she has lost the negatives of the photosand cannot replace the pictures.
What I get from this poem, is a woman who has recently experienced or is experiencing a tremendous amount of pain. A seemingly hopeless situation is causing her to be stuck in the sadness, not being able to see light at the end of the tunnel.
The good thing is that one can recover from the pains of life by choosing to heal. When the journey to healing begins, a light will begin to immerge, becoming brighter through each stage of the process.
The lessons learned through life’s hardships can make us better people. We can become stronger by learning how to forgive others and ourselves.
Of course something positive can come out of the family negatives. Although no family is perfect, anything is possible. We always tend to see the bad in every situation, but we make the most of it.
I would have to agree with Lorna about going through life is very hard and sometimes you may even experience it withouth the help of others, but it makes us better people.
I have to agree that something positive can come out of the poem. Life is not easy for anybody and problems that do arise help people to learn from it, make better judgement, just like the old saying you have to learn from your lessons. Nothing in nobody's family is perfect but "you live your life the way you make your life".
I believe that something positive can come out of Family negatives! SOmetimes it the best way to learn life is thru our mistakes! Families are not perfect. There is always a postive come out of a negative!
I would have to say yes that something positive could come from negative, it's how we look any situation if your always going to be negative things won't go your way, we have to learn to be more positive and more open minded in order to move on with a happy life.
it all depends on the family....what I'm trying to say that maybe in this particular family I don't think so because as she states there is no forgiveness. So I'm not seeing any positive outcome in this particular family, but in other families I say sure. Like I stated it all depends....
Yes, I would hope that the life lessons in which brings out the negatives in our lives just as the lives of the family in this poem would also show us a positive and bring out the positive in every situation we are faced with.
As a mother, I'm always overly concerned that my children will grow up to hate each other based on how they treat one another today. Maybe I'm the one who is focusing on the negative and only seeing the times when my children are bickering at each other and whatnot.
There are those moments, too, when I catch them cuddled up together on the couch, or the eldest giving advise to her younger brother, or the youngest seeking comfort from older siblings. Then I tell myself there's hope!
Look for the positive and you'll find positive, focus on negative and that's what you'll see and get.
Yes, you can see there is positive in this poem. The lady talks about family unity and unconditional love that goes with family. She talks about family love as seen through a lens. I think she meant that you can look at a portrait of a loving and happy family and that image is stuck in her head. She then goes on to discuss the negative side of family. I think she writes about something that tragic that she has experienced and does not know how to piece it together. Everyone goes through hardships and good times. There is no perfect family. I think the poem discusses that and show both sides of what families experience, the good, and the bad.
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