"My Supports"

My Supports

My support factors includes:

The first supporter is The Lord because without him there would be no me. I know that through all my trials and tribulations, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. King James Version: Deuteronomy 31:6

The next supporter is my mother because when I felt like quitting sometimes she would always encourage me and say don't give up because you have come to far to quit. She has always been my motivation and I know that I could call on her for anything and she would try her best to make it right.

My final supporter is my Aunt Rita Brooks because she is the one who taught me the ropes about college and how to go after what I want in life. She was the one to make sure that I did all my paperwork was done even if it took her helping me to fill it out. Still till this day she comes by ever now and than to check on me to see how is things are going.

My daily supporters would be my sister Whitney Brackins and my cousin Naomi Minor. I know that we have each backs and when I am having problems and my mother is not feeling well, then one of them would be the next person that I would call and talk to.

The benefits of these supports is that we are family, we try and talk on a daily basis, we grew a friendship that is a bond forever, and we can depend on each other during our time of need. It would miserable to exist without these supporters especially my mother because I am use to talking with them and being there for each other. My mother and I depend on each other a whole lot because of her sickness. The impact that my mother would have on my life if she was gone would be like a whole in my heart because she is like my other half until my husband come along. lol. I am so use to having daily talks with my mom about anything and I will definitely miss her and seeing that beautiful smile on her face everyday even when she is in pain.

I really don't have a challenge that I imagine because I try and live my life day by day. I guess if I had to pick a challenge it would be having a baby. I know that my family would be my support team because they already want me to have a baby, so that they can spoil him/her. They are scared that I might not have a baby because I have had some female problems. The factors within my daily environment that would be supportive to me would be the doctors, family, friends, and my mother. The potential benefits that I see of these supports is that the doctor will have to see me on a monthly basis in order for me to deliver a healthy baby and my mother will be there to help me because I probably would be lost without her. My family and friends would be there to help support me as well. It would be hard to exist without these supports because it takes a village to raise a family. The impact that they would have on my life if they weren't there would be restless nights, worrying, stressing, and high blood pressure etc.

"My Connection to Play"

My Connection to Play

Quotes that I feel that summarize what play represented for me in childhood:

1. “When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.” 
― Theodore Roosevelt

2. “Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’t taste good” Lucia Capocchione

People supported play when I was younger in my childhood because they would allow us to go outside and play from sun up to sun down. We would play with our cousins, family, friends, and siblings in the neighborhood, but was not allow to argue and fight because if we did, then we would get a but whipping and had to apologize to each other. When I went to my grandmother's house, sometimes she would sit on the porch and watch us play. They supported us by being our cheerleaders when we would play different activities in the yard such as basketball, dodge ball, and kickball. I can hear them cheering us on while we run around those bases. They would even help us out by telling us when to run and when to stay on base.

The way I feel about play today is different from the play in which I engaged as a child because now-a-days children likes to play on video games and stay in the house and watch television all day. When I was younger we use to make up games to play outside and we believe in playing outside. My hope for younger children with regard to play is that children will learn how to not grow up so fast in life and stay as child as long as they can.

My thoughts regarding regarding the role of play throughout your life and/ or the role of play throughout childhood and adulthood is that play is very important because it helps us to become who we are. Play helps us to define our self and it helps us to interact with other people.