Purple described himself as caring, hopeful, and approachable. He thinks others see him as quiet, awkward, and uninteresting but he wishes others would see him as friendly, fun, and smart. I asked him to name a quality he has and he said "I have a burning love for the arts". Academically, he strong in English and History but not Math. He thinks he's a moral person with good values. As for his little sister, he wishes he was a better role model for her. Although he wants her to be like him, he knows that she'll set the bar higher for herself. Purple described his childhood as very happy. He was oblivious to many things, never paying attention to negative things until around middle school where he became pessimistic. "Freshman year I got tired of being negative and decided to live happily."
Red from the beginning said that she couldn't really describe herself because she doesn't know herself yet but she said she is awkward, honest, and friendly. She thinks others see her as awkward, isolated, and antisocial but she wished others would see her as kindhearted, easy to talk to, and noble. Red says she's a good person, although sometimes she makes bad decisions. "I don't think I'm a good role model for my younger siblings because I'm not there enough for them." She also said that she isn't a motivated person and she wants her siblings to have the leadership qualities that she doesn't. A quality she said she has is that she is a patient person. Red thinks her biggest flaw is that she is easily influenced. Academically, "I think I'm an okay student, I could be better but I could also be worse." I asked red how she see's herself and she said, "I don't think highly of myself. I can, but most of the time I'm lying to myself to get things done. It's in the moment when I need motivation that I could lie to myself and think 'I can do this!' when deep down I know that I can't.
Green described himself as layered, sarcastic, and lost. He thinks others see him as inconsiderate, isolated, and short but he wishes they'd see him as nice, generous, and respectful. Academically, "I could be a better student. I have the smarts for it, but I'm not motivated. I don't do all my work but I understand mostly everything." As for his younger siblings he is a good role model, but there are certain things that he has done that he wouldn't want them to do. But also, in his family, he says "I'm as good as they get" so he would want them to follow his footsteps instead of others. "For the most part I'm a good person with good values. I have the human morals that everyone should have." I asked him how he thinks of himself and he responded with, "I have no reason to think highly of myself. I'm just an average person doing average things." Green's description of his childhood is: "I feel like mine was very different from others, I didn't have my parents around and it wasn't a nice childhood. Sometimes I wish I could have had a normal childhood but I know it could have been worse. As a child, I feel like I had to overcome a lot, but the happy memories I remember make it okay."
Blue absolutely hated the question, but she described herself as ambitious, benevolent, and fun. She thinks others see her as immature, weird, and apprehensive but she wishes they'd see her as smart, prepared, and generous. Academically, blue thinks she's a good student with good habits but she spends a lot of her time comparing herself to better students which she thinks is really bad for her self esteem. "I think I'm a good person who constantly makes bad decisions. I regret some things that I've done, but those things have molded me to be the person I am today." Blue thinks she's a good role model school wise and big- hearted wise, "I would want my nephew to give back to our community the way I have, but I don't want him to be exactly like me." Blue describes her childhood as completely normal. She had a loving family, "Although we went through a lot, I like to remember just the good memories."
I asked each of them to list all of the things they love and everything that makes them happy:
purple said playing the guitar, movies, taking naps, and food; red said smoothies, her family, cats, and biking; green said rainy days, memories, puzzles, and laughing; blue said climbing trees, cheese, my family, and weird jokes. I had them list everything just to see how long it would take for them to say that they love themselves. None of them got to that point. One thing I noticed about all of them is that it was really hard for them to talk about themselves, as if they'd never done it before. It was nice to see them put in the effort to describe themselves truthfully. I was surprised to see them to dig deep into themselves, they had to mention their families so for the next session I'd like to know more about their families. I want to see where they come from.
Time logged: 5 hours (an hour and 15 min on each)
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