The reason that I chose the ways I showed my emotions was because I wanted to show the ways I expressed my emotions by verbal and nonverbal ways throughout the week. If I was feeling angry, I did not start a conversation with an angry tone because it would make things worse and it would make both of us angry. By talking with my mother, I would like to keep things positive without any problems that may interfere with our relationship because once you start a conversation with an angry tone, the whole conversation will end up with the people being angry with each other. Another way that I expressed my emotions was by my facial expressions. When I got angry, I would have a facial expressions showing that I was angry about something that bothered me. I would also not talk to no one because I did not want to be angry with other people around me. By not talking, my mother will know that I am either angry or disappointed by something and will not bother me until I look happy. If my mother and I laugh with each other, this means that we are happy about something. If my mother and I are not talking to each other, this means that we are angry or disappointed by something that happened. It is important to communicate my emotions because without showing your emotions, nobody will not know how you feel about the things in their or our …show more content…
The reason that I chose this is because it is very important to listen what other people are trying to say. Being a great listener can be an important part of being in a relationship because you must listen to what your partner or what other people are saying to make sense out of it. I try to listen to my mother because it shows respect towards my parents and it also shows that I am obeying the things that they are saying. Listening to what my mother says can help guide the conversation and it also helped making our conversations longer than usual. My listening is a mix between mindless and mindful listening in my conversations. It is mindless listening because I hear what my mother is saying but I do not pay attention at times when the conversation is long. It is also mindful listening because the conversations that I have with my mother, I would really pay attention to make the conversation longer and better. According to the text book, when something is important to me, I tend to listen mindfully. When my mother had something interesting to say, I would pay more attention on what she is saying. If the conversation does not seem interesting or it is ling and boring, I had a little trouble paying attention to what she is telling me. The interesting conversations that made me pay attention were the conversations about my