Relationship Reflection

Relationships are important to me because they provide support. Relationships allows me to feel that I am being loved and that I have a purpose in life.  Relationships allows me to socialize. Relationships make me feel alive, have fun, and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Most relationships have struggles and can be very stressful. The rewards of having a relationship is greater than the challenges. Relationships allow me to have someone to talk to and have adult time. It is always good to have some time away from my professional life and parent life. I love my job and I love being a mother, but there are times when I need a break and spend time with friends or family.

Although I am not married, as I grew older I found out that relationships aren't just between a man and woman. I have a very close relationship with my mother and a few best girlfriends. I use to think that I needed a husband to have a relationship, but a husband is not the only person I need for a relationship. I have a mother who encourages me every day. She encourages through her words, her life, and her willingness to be strong. My mother ran into some health challenges but she has proved that she is stronger than those issues. My mother only have a high school education and she has raised 5 children and provided for us. My mother made sure that we did not want for anything. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful mother and I pray for her daily. The other person in my life that I have a positive relationship with is my best friend for life Jovonna. Jovonna and I have been friends for over 20 years. We have been trough thick and thin together. We have had our good and bad times. At one point we started to drift apart but for some reason we can't let each other go. Even though we do not talk or hangout as often as we did when we were younger, we are still there for each other when needed. She is a selfless person and gives without expecting anything in return. She does not give or help someone for recognition. She has been taking care of her mother since we were young girls and to see her go through that and try to maintain a childhood was amazing. She did an outstanding job and she is still to this day taking care of her mother. She is a wonderful person and I could go on and on about her.


Since the relationships I have now are only with women I do not see them developing into a partnership.
My experience with relationships can impact my work as an effective early childhood professional by allowing me to work with different personalities. Each person develops at his or her own pace and I learned that through relationships. This will be effective in my profession. Dealing with challenges and maintain relationships can also be effective in my profession because there are challenges in the early childhood field and I must maintain relationships with the families I serve at all times. Relationships are important and teaches me how to deal with things that may come up in my professional life. Sometimes situations that have occurred in my professional life has also occurred in my personal life and I already knew how to deal with it. I love being happy and having positive relationships makes me happy.
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