Relationship Reflection

Relationships are very important to us.  People who have strong relationships they can count on are usually healthier and happier people.  One of the most important relationships I have is my relationship with my mother.  Of course this relationship started when she was pregnant with me.  For me this has probably been one of the easiest relationships to maintain because she is a wonderful mother and has always made me feel loved and important to her.  It was just my mom and I for the first seven years of my life so that built a strong foundation for our relationship.  Through the years my mom’s constant support of me has been important in our strong relationship.  Even when I was a teenager and at times not the nicest person to my mother, she was always supportive of me.  As I got older my relationship with my mother became even stronger and I would reflect back to those times when she loved me unconditionally.  I also believe our relationship saw new strengths when I became a mother.

Another extremely important relationship in my life is my relationship with my husband.  From the beginning our relationship has been built on trust, respect, understanding, support and lots of love.  We truly enjoy each other’s company and experiencing life together.  I believe this joy helps strengthen our relationship and is important for our children to witness.  My husband is an outstanding father and watching him love our children makes me love him even more!  I also believe we have great communication which is essential in a relationship. 

An important work relationship that I have is my relationship with my teaching assistant.  We both know that we have a very important job and we both want what is best for our students.  Having a mutual understanding is helpful when it comes to doing our best work.  We are both supportive of each other and have respect for each other.  We enjoy listening to each other’s ideas and encouraging each other.  This relationship is also important because she is someone I can confide in when I am having difficulty with a parent or student.  We can then work together to find the best solution.

I believe with all relationships it is important to have great communication.  People are not always going to agree with each other but you definitely need to be able to talk about issues so that you can come to a mutual understanding.  That understanding may be that you see it this way and they see it another way, but it needs to be a respectful conversation.  I believe in a school sometimes you have people who are very offended if you do not agree with them on an issue.  This characteristic in people can make relationships difficult.  I think if everyone agreed on every thing life would be really boring!  If you are having a misunderstanding with someone you really need to communicate with him or her.  I also believe this communication should be done in person, not on email or text messaging.