My emotional support comes mainly
from my spouse and my children. They are the immediate support in my life and
next there is support from my family members. My spouse is the strongest
supporter and then there is my father, my brothers and sisters, and there are
my aunts, uncles, cousins and my in-laws. My practical support, such as a
grocery list or monetary support, or help around the house comes from my spouse
and my children. Mostly my physical support comes from my wife and my son and daughter
if I need assistance with completing a task. Emotionally, they were there for
me as when my mother and my brother passed away or when my day at a job goes
bad.
A practical example is when my spouse
and children are willing to write out the grocery list and help with the cleaning,
decorating, shopping, washing, ironing, tracking the bills, when to pay, how
much to pay, cooking, and stay home and wait for me to finish my assignments or
allow for me to stay up late and complete an assignment.
Physically, they are there to help
carry in the groceries, furniture, rearranging the home, bringing a glass of water,
preparing food, and throwing out the rash. Without this I would be overwhelmed
and not know where to start. I would not know what to purchase at the grocery
store, know what furniture to purchase, have problems carrying in furniture, decorating
the home, remaining calm after a bad day at work, and not be allowed to
complete my Walden assignments. I would not be able to complete this degree. This
provided a relief of stress and provides a sense of support that everything is
going to be fine. Without this strong support my life would be very difficult.
Completing my Masters in Early Childhood Studies-Admin, Mgmt, and Leadership
would not be possible.
The challenge that I chose to
imagine and the thoughts I have with regard to supports I would want and need include
help with transportation to work and car repairs and financial support. The
potential benefits of these supports is that I would be able to get to work
much easier, be able to fix a current car, purchase a new car, and have more
funds available after rent and bills for going out to eat, stay-cations, a
vacation, travel, visiting family and friends. Without these supports it would
be very difficult to function on a daily bases. There would be emotionally high
stress, and worry, practically I would be unemployed, or discomforted and have
to rely on public transportation, and physically I would be tired, cold, or hot
from standing at a bus stop, or walking to get groceries, or walking to do errons
around town. If these were not present I would not know where to turn. I would
be very upset each day and life would be no fun.
