My Supports

My daily environment consists of my home life and my work. I have several supportive people in my life at home. My husband is a big supporter in my life. He understands the time my work takes and the time my school takes. He adds additional support to our home and to the necessary tasks that need attention. My husband’s job keeps him away and deployed a lot. This brings my children into part of my support system. They are older now and give me support with the housework and smaller tasks that can sometimes bring frustration for me, since my time is limited. My work has a lot of supportive factors to it. The children are a big support for me. Their hugs, words, and smiles bring me the support of why I love my job and why I go to work. I have co-workers that understand and support me in going to school. I have support at work for curriculum planning, parent conferences, and training. I use these supports at work to help me be an efficient teacher and planner. I am a big planner and define my day around what I have planned for it. I use the supports I have at home and at school to plan for my day and for my evening. I know that without my support at home I would never complete the tasks I have on a daily and weekly basis. I know that the children in my room provide me with immense support. The smiles I see on their faces and the silly songs we sing support my goals in school and at work. Their support is a constant reminder of how important my job is and how important my school is. We always need positive initiative and reasons to continue with our work and in my case my education too. I could not be as efficient in my classroom or with my school if I did not have the support of my family, co-workers, and children. I recently have been going to the doctor a lot and have some medical concerns that could be a big challenge for me in the future. When I think of something that might challenge my support systems at work and at home my health comes to mind. If I get sick then I will need more support at home and my work support might be gone, since I would not be able to work anymore. This would have a great impact on my whole support system as a whole. I would not be able to work possibly and in turn would rely on my husband for total financial support. My children would have to give up a lot since my money supports their extracurricular activities. I would not be able to take them to and from practice or school so I would rely on my husband again for support even more. I would have a lot of frustration and anxiety if this medical challenge became a reality. I would lose something that was precious to me (job & children) and would be gaining a challenging medical condition that might last a while. I would rely so much more on my children and my husband if this challenge became a reality. I do not have any other family close by besides my husband and children. Most of my friends are from work or live a good distance away. I would not have any additional support, and I would feel so sad because I was unable to provide the support that I use to give to my family. I think that would be my hardest challenge. I am mom, teacher, caregiver, cook, chauffeur, maid, Laundromat, and good listener to four other people in my home. I would not be able to provide support myself to my family and that would be my biggest challenge of all.