Author: Esther Sherman

Empathy

Esther Sherman

After taking some time to think about my observations I came to consider that my boyfriend not being able to find a job has been ruining his confidence. I believe this is a real problem because when you feel gross about yourself/ not valued you start to question things and the people around you. I try to be empathetic to him when he talks to me about this by explaining how even though I don’t understand 100%, I’m there to support him and I can relate to feeling rejected from past experiences. I know that feeling undervalued is a horrible feeling and i’m going to continue to support and look after him for jobs.

Reflecting

Esther Sherman

After spending the day with my boyfriend I noticed a few different things. when he uses his phone or technology he makes the same face and basically doesn’t blink for a long time. I realized that some problems he tended to have throughout the day are tiredness, looking for a job, and hungry. in general when talking to his he gets worried about not being able to find a job. He’s been searching for a while and it seems to really hurt his confidence. But I noticed his main problems are all very simple ( besides the job) .

Childhood toy

Esther Sherman

I chose to draw a picture of a table tennis racket. When I was six years old my family friends use to have ping pong tournaments in their house every Saturday. I was too young to play. They moved out of the country a few years later and my brother taught me how to play. I decided that my mission would be to one day beat him at ping pong. when I was 14 I had my first tournament and went I was 15 I won my first tournament. I decided to get table tennis lessons so I could learn how to properly play the game. I eventually became obsessed with the game and I continue to play 4-5 times a week for 2-3 hours a day.