My Supports

Family/ Friends: My family and friends mean the world to me without them my life would not be complete. My boyfriend and father of my son is amazing and extremely helpful. When I leave for work in the morning he takes our son to the sitters and then picks him up. He watches him and allows me the time I need to complete all my school work. My mom, dad, and sisters I am so thankful for. They help me with my son. My parents have allowed my boyfriend and I to raise our son in their home until we save up enough money to move out on our own. They also take turns babysitting giving me some time to myself. My friends have been there through it all. They have listened to me vent and have given me some of the best advice. I have the best friends in the world and could not live without them by my side. If I did not have them I would not have anyone to talk to or go to when I need someone to listen.

Coworkers: The staff I work with could not be any more supportive.  We all work together and share ideas and thoughts about everything. It would be very difficult to work with people who you could not talk to and share ideas with. Part of teaching is being able to collaborate with the other teachers. Teachers who do not get along are not being as effective as they could be and are not allowing the students the opportunities to see collaboration and teachers working together.

Phone/ Money: These supports help me get through each and every day. You need money because you need that to survive in today’s society. Everything costs money and in order to buy food, clothes, water, etc. you need that money. My phone is important and a support to me because it is not only my alarm clock but it is my way of staying connecting with those around me. One important person is my son’s babysitter. I check in on him each day to make sure everything is going well or if someone different will be picking him up. I also use my phone as a support to stay in contact with my family who do not live around me. If I did not have this support, it would be difficult to stay connected to those around me. It would also cause me to be a nervous worrying wreck everyday not knowing what my son is doing.

Living with these supports for so long, I would imagine my life would be in shambles if I did not have these supports each and every day. I would imagine my life would be lonely and not put together. My life would be completely different because I would have to find a new way of living without these supports.