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Interpersonal Relationship Analysis

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An Interpersonal Relationship between my Grandma Scott and me This essay is demonstrating what I have learned and can apply to everyday life using interpersonal communication taken from the book, Inter-Act: Interpersonal Communication: Concepts, Skills, and Contexts, Fourteenth Edition written by Kathleen S. Verderber; Erina L. MacGeorge. I am writing this relationship analysis reflecting on three separate occasions of meeting face-to-face and talking with my grandma. Since the day I was born, our relationship has been very close probably because I am her first grandchild. The first meeting took place on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor. This is an assisted living facility where my grandma was going through short-term rehabilitation …show more content…

My grandma has contributed to this concept all throughout my childhood and adulthood. When I was a child, she would say positive things to me such as “you’re so smart!” I always thought “smart” was a good thing to be, so I incorporated “smart” into who I thought I was. I started to behave in ways that demonstrated I was a smart kid and figured out that I really loved learning. That same character trait is still sticking with me today. My perception of how this conversation was going to begin and end is that she is proud of how well I am doing. When I met with my grandma at Presbyterian Manor following knee …show more content…

My grandmother has been a big influence in who I am today in regards to continuing my education and making progress towards my career goals of becoming a degreed engineer. Her predictions date back a little over ten-years ago after I began filling the void my grandpa left ever since he passed away. It all started as I helping my grandma out from repairs around the house to putting new pieces of furniture together. She always said that because of my mechanical aptitude and a love for airplanes, she always believed that someday I would be an engineer. I always look forward to receiving these service calls from my grandma as a way of paying her back for the years of positive self-concept she has given me in building a stellar resume. Just this past Tuesday, I stopped by her apartment to assemble a new trash/recycling cart. As I sat there on her living room floor surrounded by parts and redlining the instructions, she started our conversation off by reminding me of how my analytical and detail-oriented skills are of what an engineer would be. I recognize her contribution to my positive self-esteem, which depends heavily on experiences and interactions with people who we feel close to and respect that inform us about our worth and our talents. Just about the time I finished tightening the last bolt and trimming cotter pins, my phone rang. A woman on

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