Relationship Reflection
Relationships are important
to me because I believe that we all live happier when we have
support, love and someone to laugh and enjoy life with. There are
certainly times that I would have failed without my family and
friends. I am lucky to have parents who raised me without prejudice
and allowed me to see many cultures throughout the world. Even now as
an adult they have supported me emotionally and some times even
financially as I ended my marriage and began life as a single mother.
Not sure where I wold be without Bank of Mom. I am very appreciative
of them both. My daughter Raven is now 17 and a great source of
pride. She is a Junior in high school and driven to succeed in life.
She can drive me crazy but she makes me laugh. I am always striving
to better in life so I continue to support her in her goals. My
significant other Nick is my partner in life, parenting and living
life one day at a time. We may not always agree on which path to take
but the walk is better with someone you love. He is very close to his
family which I consider to be a valuable trait and is willing to do
whatever it takes to support those he cares for. My relationship
with my parents is helpful to my career as an educator because they
wee always accepting and supportive of people, even if they were very
different. I grew up friends of many races and in several countries
and I think this has helped me to connect more easily to families at
my center. My relationship with my daughter has helped me to be
patient. When I see ,myself or a teacher on the verge of frustration
or a power struggle with children I can think back to her at that
age. When I do I am reminded that this phase will pass, these
children will succeed and also I think of how I would have wanted a
teacher to react to my child in the same situation. She gives me
perspective. My partner and I have very different parenting styles
and we were raised very differently. This aides me in my work as it
reminds me that we do not have to agree 100% to be a successful team.
Teachers will have varied teaching styles. Parents may have
unfamiliar discipline methods or a family life very different form
our own. We can still work together to provide a better foundation
for the children and merge the best ideas together.
