Reflection Essay

Forks In The Road

In life, situations will come and situations will go; that’s just the way life works. No matter what the current situation we are presented turns out to be, we as people have the ability and the chance to change the way we think, the way we respond, and ultimately the way we live in order to try and change or manipulate the situation we are in. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves,” (Viktor Frankl, 1905-1977). This quote really speaks to me because it really describes how my journey in life has progressed. In this paper, I will discuss my journey so far from childhood to adulthood, along with a few experiences that have ultimately molded me into the person that I am today, as well as examine some of these life experiences using the developmental aspects I have learned so far in this course which includes the theories of Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson. Finally, I will look ahead to my future and discuss some of the things I would like to and hopefully will accomplish.
Growing up, my mother was the typical “stay at home mom”. She got up early to get my father off to work, and then she set off on her day of what seemed like endless tasks and chores. Since I was five years younger than my sister, I remember a couple years of being home with her while my sister went to our local Elementary school. I loved my time at home with my mother; she taught me a lot before I even started Kindergarten, which I feel made me a better learner over the years. She taught me to strive to learn more each and every day, no matter the subject. Unlike my mother, my father worked outside the home, constantly; he got up at four a.m. every morning, and didn’t return home until late in the evening. We didn’t see him very often, unless it was a weekend or sometimes a holiday. I don’t remember seeing much of my father when I was very little, because he left before I woke and returned after I had already gone to bed. His...