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Communication skills

I watched a show called Baby Daddy. It starts by showing 2 younger boys and a lady who looks annoyed on the couch, rolling her eyes. The boys face each other body language shows that they are not interested in the lady or what she is saying instead it looked as though they were checking each others breath. They leave and return and another guy is now there. The new guy jumps up and puts his finger in front of his mouth looking like he is telling them to be quiet. Then it shows the lady asleep on the couch with writing all over her face. Then the 2 boys are sitting at table and hold up their phones with both of them having a pic of the same girl. I immediately assume that they are dating or interested in the same girl. I watch as one boy speaks showing lots of expression in his eyes, smiling and throwing a lot of hand movements and gestures. The other boy looks at him and rolls his eyes and then starts talking in a heated manner as well. Soon the other guy jumps in and starts talking, it seems like the boys were fighting over the girl and he is trying to smooth things over. He is calmer and his mouth isn’t opening as wide when he talks so I assume he is talking quieter than the others were. The next scene appears to be the next day and one of the boys is sitting in front of a laptop smiling and laughing with another girl and the lady is in a robe, with a very unhappy looking face and is pointing a spatula at them and the kids stop laughing and look as though they are in trouble. The show goes on to show each boy setting up a date with the girl in the pic.

When I watched the show with sound I realized the lady was one of the boys mother and she actually said at one point, "Kids have the way of sucking the life out of you." That was the point that I observed that the boys were not interested in her and she looked annoyed. The boys were actually heading out to go to a club and they did a check involving making sure their breath did not smell. The other guy that was there when the boys returned seemed to be one of the boys older brother. He listened as the boys talked about their night and realized they both met the same girl. The brother tried to convince the boys not to fight over the girl. The next day the boy asked his mom if she was on his computer and she said yes. They found her online dating profile and she had fibbed on her age and were laughing at her profile when she yelled at them and told them they will be old someday too.

I found it really difficult to watch the show without sound, and it wasn't much better with sound ether which is probably why I have never seen the show before.When watching the show without sound, was able to guess pretty accurately about what was occurring by observing their actions, eyes and expressions. I also observed their age and the props they had. However, I still didn't understand it exactly and missed on some of the specifics that were important. I couldn't tell that some of them were related or one of them was a young father and so on. Watching this show without sound and then with sound makes me think about the assumptions I am guilty of making from time to time. Sometimes I assume things based on observing others interactions and behaviors and I realize that I may be right sometimes, but sometimes I could also be wrong.

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Personal Childhood Web

Five people who nurtured and cared about me as a child:

1. My Mother & Father-
My parents always made me feel special and still do. I admire this because my parents have 5 children and were able to make each one of us feel important and loved. My mother made me feel special by baking and doing crafts with me and my dad made me feel special by teaching me to play baseball and encouraging me to p lay sports. These little moments meant a lot to me because they involved time spent with just my parents and doing activities that my other sibilings did not. I remember my parents discussing these moments with their friends and family and I felt so proud. My parents have been married for 42 years and have raised 5 children. I have seen them go through many challenges, but they have stuck together and worked through them together and that inspires me.

2. My Siblings-
I honestly can say that my sibilings are my best friends. I have 2 older sisters and 1 older brother and 1 younger brother. There is a 15 year age difference from my younger brother to my older sister, so growing up my older sibilings helped nuture and influnce me to be who I am today. Growing up I could count on my sibilings to help care and nuture me, to support me when needed, to listen to me, to stick up for me and to be honest with me even if I didnt want to hear what they had to say. We continue to provide all this for each other even now.

3. Mrs. Hewko-
In fourth grade I transferred from a small private school to a public school and was quickly overwhelmed and lost. However, I was lucky enough to have Mrs. Hewko for a teacher. I was 1 of 25 kids, but she made me feel like I was the only one in the room. Mrs. Hewko made sure to get to know me and really make a connection with me. This influnenced me to do the same with my children.

4. Ms. Czarnecki-
She was my middle school math teacher, which was definitely a difficult task. Math is not my strongest subject and until 7th grade I managed to squeak through each math class without really understanding what I was doing. Ms. Czarnecki however, was different then my other teachers. She took time to really know her students and reallized I was struggling. Mrs. Czarnecki made sure she called on me to answer questions in class and when I didnt know the answer she worked through it with me instead of moving on. She made me stay after class and assigned me more work. She walked by my desk and made sure I was on task. Although I was not too fond with her at first, I realized she really cared for me and was helping me. I was very lucky to have her again in 8th grade. Then when I went to highschool and tried out for softball, she became my coach. She was there for me during a really difficult time and worked to continue to build a reationship with me and make sure I was doing okay in and out of school. She even gave me shoes to wear and a new glove to use. I realized that sometimes the ones who really care for you are the hardest on you because they know your potential.

5. Mr. Price-
Mr. Price or better known as Phil, was my high school math teacher and is also my brother-in-law. He spent lots of time and effort teaching me math as well. We spent long nights working on assignments and he was always willing to help. He was also a big part of my life during a really difficult time, he listened and supported me. Phil and my sister were like my second parents. When I was struggling to get along with my parents during my teen years, they allowed me to stay with them and took me on trips with them.

Baby Heart

This is a picture of me with my older brother. I love this picture because it brings back so many great memories of time I cherished with my brother and how much I wish he was still here today. My mother shared a story with me that really portrays what an amazing older brother I had. When I was about 2 years old, my brother was 4, we werer at the grocery store and someone came up to my mother to tell her how cute she thought I was and my brother said, "step away from my baby heart please." My mother said he was very protective of me.

Communication skills

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