Relationship Reflection
I feel like relationships are important to me because it is an expression of how one feels. It helps me to communicate with other people. Also, its helps to develop friendship along the way whether it is good/bad. I feel like relationships are a form of identity to help make me who I am. Relationships are important because it helps to establish a bond that can't be broken if it is real and serious. A relationships takes a lot of work from both people and sometimes it takes a neutral person to help see things from a different perspective or just to give some feedback of what they might see as going wrong in the relationship. Whereas, sometimes we can be blinded about what we are doing wrong in the relationship because we are to busy trying to make it right.I currently have a positive relationships with my mother and a friend who I met in college, but she is just like my real sister. My relationship with my mother is indescribable because I can go to her and talk to her about anything and when I say anything I mean it. We act just like sisters, but I know when it is time for the mother side too. The relationship with my friend who I call a sister is a blessing because every since we met in 05-06 at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) we have not stop calling each other. So far we have not had an argument and we call each other everyday. She even calls my parents our parents. If I am feeling down and out and my mother is not feeling well, then she will be the next person that I call for advice or when I'm having problems. I keep a positive relationship with a lot of people because I am an outgoing person who keeps a smile on my face and is always starting a conversation with someone. I don't meet no strangers because I try to get along with everybody.
My relationship is positive with my mother due to the fact that I take care of her because she is sickly and I have seen her go through 20 something surgeries when nobody else was there but me. Until this day, I still take care of my mother with no help from my brother or sister. Our relationship/friendship is indescribable because we had each other backs through thick and thin. The relationship with the friend that I call a sister is positive because it was nothing but GOD who allowed us to meet one another. The reasoning why I say this is because if something is wrong with her I can feel it and vice versus. Our relationship/friendship is a bond that we don't plan on breaking because we both put GOD in it and I know that it can't be broken as long as he is in it. The factors that contribute to developing and maintaining each relationship is to first put God in everything that you do, communication, honest, patience, time, trust, understanding, and etc. I feel like these factors are important in a relationships because without them then how will anything every get started.
The insights regarding challenges to developing and maintaining relationships that I have learned from my experience over time is that we all get busy in life, but it is up to you to understand that sometimes all it takes is a phone call or text to keep in contact. I have learned that communication is the key to a relationship because if you don't talk, then how will a person know what is wrong. In order to get over those challenges and maintain a relationship you must be willing to make mistake, but learn from them. If you have a problem in the relationship it is best to talk about where you all went wrong, then to let it build up. When it builds up, then that is when things tends to get of out hand.
My experiences with relationships, including my ability to be an active, reflective contributor, impact my work as an effective early childhood professional because it can lead to developing communication skills. I feel like the parent/teacher relationship is important because that will help to build a connection among them. Building a connection will help to cut down on misbehavior in the classroom.
