Relationships/partnerships are
important to me because of the connections that I have with different people
and the support that I gain from them. They make me feel special at times and I
can always learn from them in any situation whether they are young or old. The
people who I have positive relationships with are my parents, my grandmother,
aunts, uncles, and some are my best and closest friends. The factors that
contribute to developing and maintaining are to accept and celebrate difference,
listening to others, spending time with people, communicating, trust, and
having empathy and understanding towards each other. My challenge with
relationships in the past is giving constructive criticism to friends. I do
this because I love my friends and don’t want them to make the same mistakes
again. I learn from others and try to help my friends out by giving them the
criticism. A lot of times they do not like it. One of my best friends now is
upset at me about it now and will not speak to me. I have learned to keep my
mouth closed now when my friends tell me about their problems. If they ask for
my opinion, then I would be glad to give it to them. The special
characteristics of a partnership would be all of them that I mentioned at the
top because they all are one big makeup to what makes a good partnership with
families. You have to be courteous towards many families, keep in contact,
respect their culture, gain trust with them, spend time to get to know them,
and have an understanding and empathy of their backgrounds. I love the
relationships that I have with my children and their families. The children
talk to me about everything and the parents tell me about some parts of their
lives. I had learned that one of the parents has lived in the area I was originally
from. Me and her had a good conversation and could easily relate to each other.
This is me and one of my best friends from college. I am on the right with the purple glasses.
She is always there for me and I am there for her. Its been 2 years since we have graduated but we still keep in contact. I love her like a sister!
Angel,
ReplyDeleteI love the way your reflection of relationships is explained. One part that really spoke to me was constructive criticism. This is so important in relationships. I had a friend be upset with me because of it and I vowed that I would not do that again unless it was asked of me. Well it was asked of me and, she was upset with me as well. But she was able to come to me right after and explain why. She said she did not want the truth. So I say to you keep telling the truth it really shows that you care as a person and friend. Communication is the key