My Parents: My Goals And Relationship With Persephone

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As a young child I went to my mother for advice on everything.

She taught me to always be a kind person and to always treat everyone fairly.

I always loved cooking with her.

I was an obedient child and never went against my parents wishes.

In middle school my twin sister and I both changed and separated from each other, as well as my closeness with my mother. My sister became a traditional “preppy” girl and I became a quite, gothic chick.

My need for my parents advice and guidance became less and less

The similarities and my relationship with my sister became less and less also.

Goal: Leave behind old life and gain independence.

Like Persephone, I wanted to please my parents. They made me feel safe and I felt like I could trust
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They made me feel safe and I felt like I could trust them.

My Goal: To be happy

My Greatest Fear: to be punished for doing something bad or wrong.

My Strategy: to do things right
At the time, I never had a connection with either my biological father or step-father.
My step-father though has always spoiled my mother. After 20 years of marriage they are still madly in love with each other.
My-step father could defiantly be called a “Handy Man”. He is an airplane mechanic but he also knows how to work on cars, carpentry, heating and air, and plumbing.
In High school I took auto mechanics and carpentry. Wanting to make some type of connection with him and in someway try to get his approval.
To this day it is still something we can connect over.
If my step-father taught me anything it is to know what to expect out of any future relationships and in marriage.
Goal: Attempt to seek approval and “play the game”. Attempt to not be like mother.

Like Elphaba, she wanted to connect with her father by reading about Unionists. I studied auto mechanics and carpentry to connect with my step-father.

My Goal: Expert mastery in a way that improves my world

My Strategy: To be as strong and competent as
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I also got involved with my very first love. Which at the time as very life changing.

Beliefs: Almost reached perfection and achieve recognition and success. Achieved power and believe they have it all.
Like Elphaba thinking she has found her purpose in life after she decides to go underground to help her cause and ends up in a relationship with Fiyero. I felt at the time like I had found my purpose in life and knew where I was headed and I ended up in a relationship with my first love, Daniel.
My Motto: The other person is the only one. This is exactly how Daniel made me feel about him.
After graduation I had so many choices I had to make. What job was I going to get? Where was Daniel and our relationship heading? Should I go back to school for my Bachelors?
So many people had an opinion on what I needed to do. My parents more than anyone.
In the end, I had to make a decision and I ended up taking a year off from school. No one would have guessed that’s what I would have done. But I need a break and that was the only way I could get it.
Many people where not happy with the decision I had

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