My Supports

There are many supports that are absolutely necessary in my life. I receive these supports from family, colleagues, and friends. These daily supports are beneficial because they assisst me in becoming effecient throughout my educational, professional, and personal journeys. At work, my colleagues are essential to the responsibilities that I must maintain on a daily basis. There is no "I" in team. I need each and everyone of these individuals to make sure that our program is supportive and exemplify high-quality standards to the children, families, and communities that we service. Without them, I am sure that I would be overwhelmed with stress and the incompletion of many job related tasks. My family has always been an awesome support system. From the time of my birth, through my upbringing, to this present moment, I can always depend on my family to encourage me, correct me, or guide me on the right path. I had a wonderful childhood, excellent education, and memorable experiences from the love and support that they provided. I have benefited from such a solid foundation being that I am stable and have been successful though many of my obstacles in life. Without my family's support, I don't know where I would be. I also have a wonderful group of friends that keep me sane. I can go to each one of them, at any time, and that keeps me feeling confident and secure. Having them as confidants has afforded me the opportunity to experience the true meaning of friendship, loyalty, and trustworthiness. This has benefited my in defining these characteristics within myself. With out my "BFF's" I would probably be doing more crying then laughing.
A specific challenge that I don't currently have would be having multiple children. I only have one son so parenting has not been a big struggle or issue. However, I believe that if I were to have another child that it would be a bit more difficult for me. My family and friends would become even more critical in my life. I am absolutely sure that I would need their help emotional, physically, and practically. With my first child i suffered from post pardum depression. It was the support and love from my families and friends that helped me in overcoming it. Their physical contributions would consist of babysitting. I will definitely be needing some "me" time. There would be a 10 year difference between my two children so I would definitely have to make sure that I am giving them both the love and attention that they deserve. Practical supports would evolve in the forms of financial increase. I would still have to maintain my ability to provide for my family. Without these supports, surviving this challenge would be unlikely. If they weren't in my life, life itself would be difficult!