Personal Childhood Blog

Rose (My mother) she has taken care of me since birth and has always provided me with love, encouragement, and wisdom. My mother wants me to do my best and do whatever makes me happy.

Stevie (My father) he works hard to take care of our family and make sure we did fun and exciting things as we grew up. He provides me with love, encouragement, words of advice and positive exploration activities.

Rachel (My aunt) she has always been there as someone I could talk to if I was not comfortable talking to my parents. She has always been upfront and helped to rationalize situations.

Sharita (My sister) she protects me by giving me words of advice for school and with friend relationships. She encouraged me to overcome peer pressure and not give in to the ways of people in my environment. She is always pushed me to do my best and strive for perfection.

Ms. Little (3rd Grade Teacher) She helped me transition from private school to public school. She saw me struggle with making new friends and beginning to seclude myself into my own world but she encouraged me to make friends, share my talents, tutor my peers, not hide my bright mind, and do my best. As my teacher she helped me make one of the biggest transitions that I can remember during my school years.

There influences continue to impact my life because I try to provide all of these things to my own daughter and my students. I see that there is a need for support in the school I currently work in and I want to be that support and not wait for someone else to take up the slack. I have always been taught and encouraged to do my best and not hide my talents because others may feel inferior, I carry these teachings and traits with me everyday.