Relationship Reflection

When I think of relationships/ partnership I think of friendship. The reason relationships and partnerships are important to me is that they grow out of each other. What I mean is you have to have  a relationship before you can have a partnership. One with out the other is crazy. When you have a true relationship with someone they are going to correct you no matter how it hurts. They are there when you fall.  The people I have a friendship and partnership with are my husband, my children, my good friend Joyce, my pastor and many of the families that make up my family child care business. My husband and I met when I was sixteen. We have been married for forty years. I love him unconditionally and he loves me the same.  No matter the circumstances he is always supportive to me.  And same goes for me to him. My children and I have a great relationship. They include two biological children and five adopted children. All seven of my children love and respect me and I love and respect them also. My friend Joyce. She will let me know when I am wrong and I do the same for her. We have a partnership she is the substitute for me in my child care business. My pastor she is another that loves me unconditionally. Last but not least the  child care parents in my business. This truly started as a friendship now we have a partnership. We both have their children first at heart.  There were challenges in building many of these relationships- partnerships. We all are separate people. We think and act differently. When we got rid of our biases and started to respect each other for who we are then a partnership began. The way this all impacts my effectiveness as an early childhood professional is that having relationships with all types of people has allowed me to not be bias and become diverse in situation I come across.