Hello Everyone,✋🏾
Hope you all had a great week.
This is where I get to talk about my relationships and give an informal picture of the supportive relationships and partnerships I have in my life.
Relationships are important to me because most times in my life, after facing the ups and downs of daily living I feel comfortable knowing that I have the support of friends, family members, mentors and my boyfriend. Having the tsupport of the people I love and care about; who also feel the same about me gives me a sense of belonging and helps me to approach my responsibilities and daily activities and difficulties with confidence. Relationships are a form of "safe haven" for me.
Trust and honesty are important factors needed for most relationships among other factors and these concepts are important components of a relationship and partnership. The ability to be able to depend and rely on a person to be there when you need them aids the smooth run of a relationship. I trust the men in my life; my father and boyfriend to protect my interests and defend my honour when needed and they trust me to care for them and show the love and respect I have for them in the little things I do.
Partnership is about give and take; back and forth communication... Knowing what each persons preferences are and respecting it as well as maintaining a healthy communication skill furthers the idea of partnership in relationships. I have a partnership relationship with my mother and siblings; we are always there to support each other. Most importantly, I have a relationship partnership with a group of friends and we assist each other in our voluntary tutoring initiative. We help each other, tutor children from orphanages in primary schools and prepare them for scholarship opportunities in expensive private secondary schools for their full six years in school. We communicate, support, trust and are honest in our dealings.
As an educator, the diversity I experience in my relationship partnerships with people mentioned above in terms of different temperaments and different manners of approach to issues will help further and lay a good foundation for the relationship partnerships that I will have with children, parents and families. It is never always easy but challenges that may arise could be better handled.
Oluwatosin. ☺️
