Personal Narrative: An Interview Of A Mother

When I first arrived to “Nix’s” house to conduct my interview I was greeted by her two boys and they were very eager to play. So I played with them as their mother finished up the dishes. We sat down on the front porch and watched the children play outside while I asked the questions the first question I asked was “How many children do you have and how old are they?” “Nix” answered very quickly she said “I have three children my oldest is “Alex” he will be turning six years old next week. My middle child is “Chris” he is three years old now and my youngest your god daughter “Sophie” is a year and half. I also have “Maxi” who is no longer with me she would be nine years old.”
I moved on and asked the next question “what were your thoughts about …show more content…
The thing that influenced most was losing “Maxi” to SIDS it broke me I didn’t want to do anything I quit my job blaming it because I wasn’t home and I thought of how much time I could have had with her if not for working so much. So a few years later when I found out I was pregnant I again took a leave I spent as much time as I could get with “Alex” when he was sick I called off and I would not leave him. I see people today leave their babies at day care for almost the whole day. I use to be that parent but I learned the hard way just how special time with your children is. Then when “Chris” began to walk he got out of the yard we called all of our family because they live nearby but no one had seen him I grabbed me keys and drove around the block thinking he couldn’t of got far but when I didn’t find I freaked and sped to the police station when I ran in all eyes were on me I screamed that I couldn’t find my son. Just then a door on the side opened and there he was sitting in the police arm my heart slowed I grabbed and held him and just cried. Apparently my neighbor saw him and called the police because they thought I was an unfit parent and we had to go through therapies and trainings and fill out tons of paper work before he was allowed to come home with …show more content…
This assignment helped me to think about how important it is to understand where a parent is coming from since everyone comes from different incomes and different cultures. I found this assignment very useful because it allowed me to learn more about how to talk to parents, I would apply it when thinking about the families of my students and encourage fellow workers to do the same that way every family can feel accepted and appreciated when they join a center. I believe having parents involvement will be benefitual for the student. Also if parents are comfortable around you as a teacher you could have more days where the parents could come in or go on field trips with the children. Helping the community come together as a whole. I wonder what kinds of ice breaker activities I could create to help parents feel more