Ending the prayer, a feeling filled my body as if we would never see each other in the flesh again so race behind her before she made it to the top of the stairs to give her a hug. She replied, “I love you too.” After hours of fighting, I return to my room to wait on my roommate for 7 months to talk about the events of the day. An hour passed and no word. Shortly, there was a knock on the door requesting medical assistance because of my role as a first responder on the Medic Emergency Team. Arriving to the patients, I saw a familiar face. This was the face I waited for everyday for the last 7 months; it was no different this night, but things were wrong as she was covered in blood. My heart sunk, but my job had to be complete. We were taught to hold a straight face
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Spending the next 5 months alone in the room, was had but remaining invincible was the only option because I had to stay focused to return home to my family. As a proud member of the United …show more content…
Each significant event such as the death of my grandmother brought me closer to God. The abuse from my children’s father still have a detrimental effect on my ability to love another man. My defensive mindset stays on alert with every man I encounter rather it is my current husband or male friends. Trauma has a detrimental effect on children and their development, but it carries an overwhelming weight on adults as well (Santrock 2009). My father and son do not affect this mindset. Reflecting on my relationship with my parents over the years, has made me realize that my childhood was not as it appeared during my adolescent years. Our relationship currently could not get any better. They are both my rock and my biggest support
Spending the next 5 months alone in the room, was had but remaining invincible was the only option because I had to stay focused to return home to my family. As a proud member of the United …show more content…
Each significant event such as the death of my grandmother brought me closer to God. The abuse from my children’s father still have a detrimental effect on my ability to love another man. My defensive mindset stays on alert with every man I encounter rather it is my current husband or male friends. Trauma has a detrimental effect on children and their development, but it carries an overwhelming weight on adults as well (Santrock 2009). My father and son do not affect this mindset. Reflecting on my relationship with my parents over the years, has made me realize that my childhood was not as it appeared during my adolescent years. Our relationship currently could not get any better. They are both my rock and my biggest support