Matt Wiegartner
iExamen
2
As
with the first iExamen, this activity really made me think about how I
communicate with those around me. I did
this activity on Sunday, the day I was coming back to school from spring break. This activity—only saying things that are
kind, useful, and true—would be very challenging today because my mom gets very
stressed out over many things, and I knew it would be tough to deal with her on
this day in particular.
That morning my family went to church very
early. I had been up late the night
before, so I was very tired most of the day.
This created somewhat of a problem when we were getting ready to leave,
as I was moving a bit slower than the rest of my family. My parents were ready to start an argument
with me that I normally would have fought back at, but I just avoided
confrontation, and asked if they needed any help with anything.
I
soon left with my mom to drive down to school, and I explicitly told her that I
didn’t want to sleep in the car, as I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep that
night. Sure enough though, I was tired
from getting up early, and was drifting to sleep. My mom decided to wake me up, which annoyed
me, but instead of snapping at her, I thought before I spoke, and responded
kindly.
The
main thing I realized in this activity is that I tend to react and speak before
I think. I definitely think I need to do
this more often, especially at home. It
will definitely help me communicate with others better than I do currently.
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